How does it feel to be back on the Enterprise bridge?
Captain Kirk, can I ask you a few questions?
We'd like to know how you feel about being on this bridge.
Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.
There will be plenty of time for questions later.
I'm Captain John Harriman and I'd like to welcome you all aboard.
- It's our pleasure. - I just want you to know
how excited we all are to have a group of living legends with us
on our maiden voyage.
I remember reading about your missions when I was in grade school.
Oh, really?
Well, may we have a look around?
Please. Please.
Demora.
Excuse me, captain.
This is the first starship Enterprise in 30 years
without James T. Kirk in command. How do you feel about that, sir?
Just fine. I'm glad to be here to send her on her way.
And what have you been doing since you retired?
Keeping busy.
Captain Kirk, just a few more questions...
Why don't we give the captain a chance to look around first.
Captain.
Excuse me.
I'd like you to meet the helmsman of the Enterprise-B. Demora?
Ensign Demora Sulu.
It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
My father's told me some interesting stories about you.
- Your father is Hikaru Sulu? - Yes, sir.
You've met her before, but she was...
It wasn't that long ago. It couldn't have been more than...
Twelve years, sir.
- Twelve years? - Absolutely.
Incredible.
Congratulations, ensign.
It wouldn't be the Enterprise without a Sulu at the helm.
Thank you, sir.
I'm sure Hikaru must be very proud of you.
I hope so.
- I was never that young. - No...
...you were younger.
- Damn fine ship, if you ask me. - Scotty, it absolutely amazes me.
What would that be, sir?
Sulu. When did he find time for a family?
Like you always say, if something's important, you make the time.
So that's why you seem so restless.
Finding retirement a little lonely, are we?
You know, I'm glad you're an engineer.
With tact like that, you'd make a lousy psychiatrist.
Excuse me, gentlemen, if you'll take your seats.
Yes, of course.
Prepare to leave Spacedock.
Aft thrusters ahead one-quarter, port and starboard at station keeping.
- Captain Kirk. - Yes?
I'd be honored if you'd give the order to get underway.
- Thank you very much, I... - Please, sir.
- No, no. - Please, I insist.
Take us out.
- Very good, sir. - Brought a tear to me eye.
Oh, be quiet.
Gentlemen, gentlemen.
Now that you've seen the rest of the ship,
how does it feel to be back?
- Fine, fine. - Fine, fine.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we've just cleared the asteroid belt.
Our course today will take us out beyond Pluto
and then back to Spacedock. Just a quick run around the block.
Captain, will there be time to conduct any tests on the warp drive system?
We're picking up a distress call, captain.
On speakers.
This is the transport ship Lakul.
We're caught in some kind of energy distortion.
Two ships in our convoy have been trapped
in a severe gravimetric distortion.
We can't break free. We need help. It's tearing us apart. This is the...
The Lakul is one of two ships transporting El-Aurian refugees
- to Earth. - Ensign Sulu, can you locate them?
The ships are bearing at 310 mark 215.
Distance: Three light-years.
Signal the closest starship. We're in no condition to mount a rescue.
We don't even have a full crew aboard.
We're the only one in range, sir.
Well, then.
I guess it's up to us.
Helm, lay in an intercept course and engage at maximum warp.
Aye, sir.
Captain, is there something wrong with your chair?
We're within visual range of the energy distortion, captain.
On-screen.
What the hell is that?
I've located the transport ships.
Their hulls are starting to buckle under the stress.
They won't survive much longer.
We're encountering severe gravimetric distortions
from the energy ribbon, captain.
We'll have to keep our distance. We don't wanna get pulled in too.
Tractor beam.
- Tractor beam. - We don't have a tractor beam.
You left Spacedock without a tractor beam?
It won't be installed until Tuesday.
Ensign Sulu.
Try generating a subspace field around the ships.
That might break them free.
There's too much quantum interference, captain.
What about? What about venting plasma from the warp nacelles?
That might disrupt the ribbon's hold on the ships.
Aye, sir. Releasing drive plasma.
- It's not having any effect, sir... - Sir, the starboard vessel's hull
is collapsing.
- How many people were on that ship? - 265.
Sir, the Lakul's hull integrity is down to 12 percent.
Captain Kirk,
I would appreciate any suggestions you might have.
First, move us within transporter range.
Beam those people aboard the Enterprise.
What about the gravimetric distortions? They'll tear us apart.
Risk is part of the game. You wanna sit in that chair?
Helm, close to within transporter range.
Second, turn that damn thing off.
- We're within range, sir. - Beam them directly to Sickbay.
- Aye, sir. - How big is your medical staff?
The medical staff? Doesn't arrive till Tuesday.
Wonderful. You and you, you've just become nurses. Let's go.
Main Engineering reports fluctuations in the warp plasma relays.
Sir, I'm having trouble locking on to them.
They appear to be in some sort of temporal flux.
Scotty.
What the hell?
Their life signs are phasing in and out of our space-time continuum.
Phasing? To where?
- Sir, their hull's collapsing! - Beam them out of there, Scotty!
Transport complete.
I got 47...
...out of 150.
- Report! - We're caught in a gravimetric field
emanating from the trailing edge of the ribbon.
All engines, full reverse!
It's going to be all right. We're going to help you.
We are going to help you.
Everything is OK. Everything is fine.
Why? Why?
It's all right. You're safe. You're on the Enterprise.
No, I have to go.
- I have to go back. - You need to stay right here. It's OK.
You don't understand. Let me go back. Let me go back!
- Let me go back. Let me go back! - Please, just stay calm.
Please!
- What was he talking about? - I have no idea.
Excuse me.
Can I help you?
It's going to be OK. You will be all right.
You just need to rest. Come over here.
There's just no way to disrupt a gravimetric field of this magnitude.
Hull integrity at 82 percent.
- But I do have a theory. - I thought you might.
An antimatter discharge directly ahead
might disrupt the field long enough for us to break away.
- Photon torpedoes. - Aye.
- We're losing main power. - Load torpedo bays.
Prepare to fire at my command.
Captain, we don't have any torpedoes.
Don't tell me. Tuesday?
Hull integrity at 40 percent.
Captain, it may be possible to simulate a torpedo blast
using a resonance burst from the main deflector dish.
- Where are the deflector relays? - Deck 15, section 21 -Alpha.
I'll go. You have the bridge.
Wait.
Your place is on the bridge of your ship.
I'll take care of it.
Scotty, keep things together till I get back.
I always do.
45 seconds to structural collapse.
Bridge to Captain Kirk.
Kirk here.
I don't know how much longer I can hold her together.
That's it! Let's go!
Activate main deflector.
We're breaking free.
It's all right. I'm increasing power to compensate.
- We're clear. - You did it, Kirk!
Damage report, ensign.
There's some buckling on the starboard nacelle.
We've also got a hull breach in the engineering section.
Emergency force fields in place and holding.
Where?
Sections 20 through 28, on decks 13, 14...
...and 15.
Bridge to Captain Kirk.
Captain Kirk, please respond.
Have Chekov meet me on deck 15.
My God.
Was anyone in here?
Aye.
Bring out the prisoner.
Mr. Worf, I always knew this day would come.
Are you prepared to face the charges?
Answer him.
I am prepared.
"We the officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise,
"being of sound mind and judgment,
"hereby make the following charges against Lieutenant Worf.
"One: That he did knowingly
"and willfully
"perform above and beyond the call of duty on countless occasions.
"Two: Most seriously,
"that he has earned the admiration and respect of the entire crew."
Mr. Worf, I hereby promote you to the rank of lieutenant commander,
with all the rights and privileges thereto.
And may God have mercy on your soul.
- Hip, hip... - Hooray!
- Congratulations, Mr. Worf. - Thank you, sir.
Extend the plank.
Lower the badge of office.
Be careful.
He'll never make it. No one ever has.
Half a crown he doesn't make it.
Yes! Yes, Worf!
If there's one thing I've learned over the years,
it's never to underestimate a Klingon.
Computer, remove the plank.
Number One, that's "retract plank", not "remove plank".
Of course, sir.
Sorry.
Doctor, I must confess
I am uncertain as to why someone falling into freezing water is amusing.
Oh, it's all in good fun, Data.
- Fun? - Fun.
I do not understand.
You've gotta get into the spirit of things.
Learn to be spontaneous, live in the moment.
- Do something unexpected. Get it? - Got it.
She's gone over!
Throw the line out.
Data.
- That was... - Not funny.
All hands, make sail. T'gansuls and courses, stand by the braces.
Will.
Just imagine what it was like. No engines, no computers.
Just the wind and the sea and the stars to guide you.
Bad food, brutal discipline. No women.
- Bridge to Captain Picard. - Picard here.
There's a personal message for you from Earth.
Put it through down here.
The best thing about life at sea, Will, was that no one could reach you.
This was freedom, Will.
Computer, arch.
Look alive, there.
Here, take the wheel.
Captain.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
Excuse me.
Computer, exit.
- Mr. La Forge, set royals and stunsuls. - What's a stunsul, sir?
You see that last yardarm? Just above that...
- Bridge to Holodeck 3. - Riker here.
We're picking up a distress call from the Amargosa observatory, sir.
They say they're under attack.
Red alert! All hands to battle stations. Captain Picard to the bridge.
Looks like we're too late.
There are no other ships in the system.
Captain, we're approaching Amargosa.
Looks like the observatory took quite a beating.
Survivors?
Sensors show five life signs aboard the station, captain.
The station's complement was 19.
Stand down from red alert.
Number One.
Will you begin an investigation? I'll be in my Ready Room.
- Sir... - Make it so. Just do it!
- Mr. Worf. - Aye, sir.
Mr. Worf, you're with me.
These blast patterns are consistent with a type-3 disrupter.
Great. That narrows it down to Romulan, Breen and Klingon.
Over here!
It's all right. Do not struggle.
It's OK. We're right here.
Gotcha.
I'm Commander William Riker from the starship Enterprise.
Soran. Dr. Tolian Soran.
Who attacked you, doctor?
I don't know. It all happened so fast.
Commander! Better take a look at this.
Romulans.
Data, whatever possessed you to push her in the water in the first place?
I was attempting to get into the spirit of things.
I thought it would be amusing. Spot...
- Is she still angry? - I'd stay out of Sickbay
for a couple of days if I were you.
Data, you're not actually thinking about using that thing, are you?
I have considered it for many months.
And in light of my recent episode with Dr. Crusher,
now may be the appropriate time.
Thought you were worried about it overloading your neural net.
That is true.
However, I believe my growth as an artificial life form
has reached an impasse.
For 34 years I've endeavored to become more human,
to grow beyond my original programming.
Still, I am unable to grasp such a basic concept as humor.
This emotion chip may be the only answer.
Geordi.
All right.
Listen, at the first sign of trouble, I'm gonna deactivate it. Agreed?
Agreed.
We found two dead Romulans on the station.
We're analyzing their equipment to see what ship they came from.
There's still no indication of why they attacked the station.
They practically tore the place apart.
Accessed the central computer, turned the cargo bay inside out.
Obviously they were looking for something.
This could signify a new Romulan threat in this sector.
Inform Starfleet Command.
You want me to contact Starfleet?
- Is there a problem? - No, sir.
There was something else, captain.
One of the scientists, a Dr. Soran, insisted on speaking with you.
I told him you were very busy.
He said it was absolutely imperative that he speak with you right away.
Understood. That'll be all.
- Sir, is there anything? - No, thank you.
Gentlemen. Something new from Forcas 3.
What?
I believe this beverage has produced an emotional response.
Really? What are you feeling?
I am uncertain.
Because I've had little experience with emotion,
I am unable to articulate the sensation.
Emotion?
I'll explain later.
It looks like he hates it.
Yes, that is it.
- I hate this! - Data, I think the chip is working.
Yes! I hate this. It is revolting.
- More? - Please.
I'm looking for a Dr. Soran from the observatory.
- Dr. Soran. - Yes.
Yes, captain. Thank you for coming. Thank you.
I understand there's something urgent you wish to discuss with me.
Yes. I must return to the observatory immediately.
I must continue a critical experiment
I've been running on the Amargosa star.
We're still conducting our investigation into the attack.
As soon as that is complete, I will allow you and your colleagues to return.
- Until then, there's nothing I can do. - Timing...
...is very important in my experiment, sir.
If it's not completed in the next 12 hours,
- years of research will be lost. - We're doing the best we can.
If you'll excuse me.
They say time is the fire in which we burn.
Right now, captain, my time is running out.
We leave so many things unfinished in our lives.
I know you understand.
I'll see what I can do.
We have analyzed the Romulans' tricorder.
They were scanning for signature particles
of a compound called trilithium.
- Trilithium? - Yes, an experimental compound
the Romulans have been working on. Trilithium is a nuclear inhibitor.
In theory, it could stop all fusion within a star.
However, the Romulans never found a way to stabilize it.
Why would they look for it on a Federation observatory?
That doesn't make any sense.
I do not know.
Have Geordi and Data go over with the next away team.
- Tell them to scan for trilithium. - Aye, sir.
Well, there's no sign of any trilithium over here.
I get it.
- I get it! - You get what?
When you said to Commander Riker, "The clown can stay,
"but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to go."
- What are you talking about? - During the Farpoint mission.
We were on the bridge, you told a joke, that was the punch line.
The Farpoint...
- Data, that was seven years ago. - I know. I just got it!
Very funny.
Wait a minute.
There's a door hidden right behind you.
I can see the separation with my visor.
There appears to be a dampening field in operation.
I cannot scan beyond the bulkhead.
There doesn't seem to be a control panel or an access port.
It appears to be magnetically sealed.
I believe I can reverse the polarity by attenuating my axial servo.
Open sesame.
You could say I have a magnetic personality.
Humor. I love it!
Data, come take a look at this, will you?
Have you ever seen a solar probe with this kind of configuration?
No, Geordi, I have not. Have you?
No, I have not. It is most unusual.
Mr. Tricorder.
Just see if you can help me get these panels open, will you?
Make it so.
My visor's picking up something in the theta band.
It could be a trilithium signature.
- Data, we don't have time for this. - I cannot help myself.
I think something is wrong.
Data?
Data.
Data, are you all right?
I believe the emotion chip has overloaded my positronic relay.
We'd better get you back to the ship. La Forge to Enterprise.
- La Forge to Enterprise. - Gentlemen, is there a problem?
Dr. Soran. Yeah.
There seems to be some sort of dampening field in here.
It's blocking our com signal. Can you shut it off for us?
Of course. I'd be only too happy to.
Please...
No...
Do not... Do not hurt me. Please. Please.
Yes, come.
Yes, counselor? Is there something I can do for you?
Actually, I'm here to see if there's anything I can do for you.
Oh, it's just family matters.
You never met my brother and his wife, did you?
No.
Robert.
So opinionated.
So pompous and arrogant. He always had to have the last word.
But he... He mellowed a little bit in the last few years.
I was going to get together with them all next month on Earth.
I thought we'd go to San Francisco.
Rene has always wanted to see Starfleet Academy.
- Rene? Oh, your nephew. - Yeah. He's...
He's so unlike his father.
He's a dreamer, imaginative...
He's so... very gentle.
What's happened?
Robert and Rene, they're...
...burned to death in a fire.
- I'm sorry. - It's all right. It's all right.
These things happen.
Captain, it's not all right.
I can't help thinking about...
About all the experiences that Rene's not going to have.
About going to the Academy, reading books and listening to music
and falling in love.
Building a life.
Well, it's not going to happen now.
I didn't realize he meant so much to you.
I'd come to feel that Rene was as close as I would get
to having a child of my own.
Your family history is very important to you, isn't it?
What?
From being a small child,
I can remember being told about the family line.
The Picard who fought at Trafalgar.
The Picard who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry.
The Picards who settled the first Martian colonies.
And when Robert married and he had a son...
...l...
You felt it was no longer your responsibility
to carry on the family line.
Right. Yes. That's it exactly.
You know, counselor,
recently I'd become very much aware
that there were fewer days ahead than there are behind.
But I took some comfort from the fact that the... The family would go on.
But now there'll be no more Picards.
Report.
A quantum implosion has occurred within the Amargosa star.
All nuclear fusion is breaking down.
- How is that possible? - Sensor records show
the observatory launched a solar probe into the sun a few moments ago.
The star is going to collapse in a matter of minutes.
Sir, the implosion has produced a level 12 shock wave.
That'll destroy everything in this system.
Transporter room to bridge.
I can't locate Commander La Forge or Mr. Data, sir.
- Have they come back to the ship? - No, sir. They are not onboard.
How long before the shock wave hits the observatory?
- Four minutes, 40 seconds. - Number One.
- Mr. Worf. - Aye, sir.
Soran, transmit your coordinates.
What the hell's he doing?
Enterprise to Commander Riker.
- You have two minutes left. - You hear that, Soran?
We've got a level 12 shock wave coming in. We gotta get out of here!
Sir, a Klingon Bird of Prey is decloaking off the port bow.
What?
Data, see if you can get to Geordi.
I... I cannot, sir.
Prepare for transport.
- Commander Riker's team is aboard. - Helm, warp one, engage!
You've done it, Soran.
B'Etor!
Wait!
I hope for your sake you were initiating a mating ritual.
You got careless. The Romulans came looking for their missing trilithium.
Impossible. We left no survivors on their outpost.
They knew it was on the observatory.
If the Enterprise hadn't intervened, they would have found it.
They didn't find it! And now we have a weapon of unlimited power.
No, Lursa. I have the weapon. And if you ever want me to give it to you,
I would advise you to be a little more careful in the future.
Perhaps we are tired of waiting.
Without my research, the trilithium is worthless.
As are your plans to reconquer the Klingon Empire.
Set course for the Veridian system, maximum warp.
Set course for Veridian.
He's an El-Aurian. Over 300 years old.
He lost his entire family when the Borg destroyed his planet.
Soran escaped with a handful of other refugees
aboard a ship called the Lakul.
That ship was later destroyed by some kind of energy ribbon.
But Soran and 46 others were rescued by the Enterprise-B.
That was the mission where James Kirk was killed.
I checked the passenger manifest of the Lakul.
Guess who else was onboard.
Soran is a name I haven't heard for a long time.
- You remember him? - Yes.
Guinan, it is very important that you tell me everything that you know.
We think that Soran has developed a weapon, a terrible weapon.
One that might even give him enough power to destroy...
Soran doesn't care about weapons or power.
He just cares about getting back to the nexus.
What's the nexus?
The energy ribbon that destroyed that ship
was not just some random phenomenon
traveling through the universe.
It's a doorway to another place that we call the nexus.
And it's a place I've tried very, very hard to forget.
What happened to you?
It was like being inside joy.
As if joy was something tangible and you could wrap yourself up in it
like a blanket.
And never in my entire life have I ever been as content.
And then you were beamed away from there.
Pulled. Ripped away.
None of us wanted to go.
And I would have done anything, anything, to get back there.
And once I realized that was impossible, I learned to live with that.
- What about Soran? - If he's still obsessed,
he could be a very, very dangerous man.
Why would he destroy a star?
Thank you, Guinan.
If you go, you're not gonna care about anything.
Not this ship, not Soran, not me, nothing.
All you'll want is to stay in the nexus.
And you're not gonna want to come back.
Marvelous technology. This is a remarkable piece of equipment.
Glad you approve.
It's not very stylish, though, is it?
Have you ever considered a prosthesis
that would make you look a little more...
How can I say, more normal?
- What's normal? - "What's normal?"
That's a good question.
Normal is what everyone else is and you are not.
Can we just get down to it, please. What do you want?
As you may or may not be aware, I am an El-Aurian.
Some people call us a race of listeners. We listen.
Right now, Mr. La Forge, you have my complete attention.
I want to listen to everything you know about trilithium.
Captain's log, Stardate 48632.4.
Dr. Crusher has informed me that Data's emotion chip
has been fused into his neural net and cannot be removed.
However, she believes he is fit for duty,
so I've asked him to join me in stellar cartography.
According to our information,
the ribbon is a conflux of temporal energy
which travels through this galaxy every 39.1 years.
It will pass through this sector in approximately 42 hours.
Yes. Guinan was right.
She said that Soran was trying to get back to the ribbon.
Now, if that's true,
there has to be some connection with the Amargosa star.
Data, give me a list of anything that was affected by the star's destruction,
no matter how insignificant.
Data?
Sorry, sir.
It will take the computer a few moments to compile the information.
Data.
Are you all right?
No, sir.
I am finding it difficult to concentrate.
I believe I am overwhelmed with feelings of remorse
and regret concerning my actions on the observatory.
What do you mean?
I wanted to save Geordi,
but I experienced something I did not expect.
Fear.
I was afraid.
According to our current information,
the destruction of the Amargosa star
has had the following effects in this sector:
Gamma emissions have increased by.05 percent.
The starship Bozeman was forced to make a course correction.
- Ambient magnetic fields... - Wait.
The Bozeman. Why would it make a course correction?
The destruction of the Amargosa star has altered the gravitational forces
throughout this sector.
As a result, any ship passing through this region
would have to make a minor course correction.
A minor course correction.
Where's the ribbon now?
This is its current position.
Can you project its course?
Captain...
I cannot continue with this investigation.
I wish to be deactivated
until Dr. Crusher can remove the emotion chip.
Are you having some kind of malfunction?
No, sir, I simply do not have the ability to control these emotions.
Data, I have nothing but sympathy for what you are feeling,
but right now I need you...
Sir, I no longer want these emotions.
Deactivating me is the only viable solution.
Part of having feelings is learning to integrate them into your life, Data.
Learning to live with them.
- Sir, I cannot. - No matter what the circumstances.
You will not be deactivated.
You're an officer onboard this ship, and I require you to perform your duty.
- That is an order, commander. - Yes, sir.
I will try, sir.
Sometimes it takes courage to try, Data.
And courage can be an emotion too.
Now, can you project the course of the ribbon?
I believe so.
Enhance grid 9-A.
Where was the Amargosa star?
Now, you said that when the Amargosa star was destroyed,
it affected the gravitational forces in this sector.
Did the computer take that into account
when it projected the course of the ribbon?
No, sir. I will make the appropriate adjustments.
That's what Soran's doing.
He's changing the course of the ribbon.
But why? Why would?
Why would he try to change its path?
Why doesn't he just fly into it with a ship?
Our records show that every ship which has approached the ribbon
has either been destroyed or severely damaged.
He can't get to the ribbon, so he's trying to make the ribbon come to him.
Data, does it pass near to any M-class planets?
Yes, sir.
There are two in the Veridian system.
Well, it gets close to Veridian 3, but not close enough.
Data,
what would happen to the ribbon's course
if Soran destroyed the Veridian star itself?
That's where he's going.
It should be noted, sir,
the collapse of the Veridian star would produce a shock wave
similar to the one we observed at Amargosa.
Destroying all the planets in this system.
Veridian 3 is uninhabited.
However, Veridian 4 supports a pre-industrial humanoid society.
Population?
Two hundred thirty million, sir.
- Picard to bridge. - Worf here, sir.
Set a course for the Veridian system, maximum warp.
Did you get anything from the human?
No. His heart just wasn't in it.
We have entered orbit of Veridian 3.
Prepare to transport me to the surface.
Wait. When do we get our payment?
This contains all the information you'll need to make a trilithium weapon.
It's been coded.
Once I'm safely to the surface,
I'll transmit the decryption sequence to you.
Not before.
Mistress, a Federation starship is entering the system.
What? On viewer.
- They're hailing us. - On speakers.
We're still cloaked. They can't see us.
Klingon vessel.
We know what you're doing and we will destroy any probe
launched toward the Veridian star.
We demand that you return our chief engineer
and leave this system immediately.
There's no time for this. Eliminate them.
That is a Galaxy-class starship. We are no match for them.
I think it's time we gave Mr. La Forge his sight back.
- Maybe they're not out there. - They're just trying to decide
if a 20-year-old Klingon Bird of Prey can be a match
for the Federation flagship.
Perhaps they're on the surface.
Sir.
According to my calculations,
a solar probe launched from either the Klingon ship or the planet surface
will take 11 seconds to reach the sun. However,
since we do not have an exact point of origin,
well, it will take us between 8 and 15 seconds to lock our weapons onto it.
- That's a pretty big margin of error. - Much too big.
Mr. Data, how long before the ribbon arrives?
Approximately 47 minutes, sir.
We have got to find some way to get to Soran.
Klingon vessel decloaking directly ahead, sir.
- They are hailing. - On-screen.
Captain. What an unexpected pleasure.
Lursa, it is very important that I speak with Soran.
I'm afraid the doctor is no longer aboard our ship.
- Then I will beam to his location. - The doctor values his privacy.
He would be quite upset if an armed away team interrupted him.
Then I will beam to your ship, and you can transport me to Soran.
Can't trust them. For all we know, they killed Geordi. They might kill you too.
We did not harm your engineer.
- He's been our guest. - Then return him.
In exchange for what?
- Me, sir. - Me.
I will be your prisoner. But first you must
beam me to the surface so that I can speak with Soran.
The captain would make a much more valuable hostage.
We'll consider it a prisoner exchange.
Agreed.
Have Dr. Crusher meet me in Transporter Room 3.
You have the bridge, Number One.
- Receiving the coordinates, captain. - Energize.
Welcome, captain.
You must think I'm quite the madman.
The thought had crossed my mind.
I know why you're here.
You're not entirely confident you can shoot down my probe,
so you've come to dissuade me from my horrific plan.
Good luck.
Now, if you'll excuse me, captain, I'm rather busy.
Soran!
Do be careful, captain.
That's a 50-gigawatt force field. I wouldn't want to see you get hurt.
I have established the link.
Put it on viewer.