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ARCHER: CAPTAIN'S STARLOG, SUPPLEMENTAL.

I'M BEGINNING TO WONDER

IF INVITING THE KREETASSANS ABOARD WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING MORNING, TO SAY THE LEAST.

KREETASSAN: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

ARCHER: DID YOU GET THAT?

SATO: TOSTKA -- "INSULT." SOME KIND OF AN INSULT?

T'POL: HE'S INSULTING US OR WE INSULTED THEM?

SATO: I'M NOT SURE.

KREETASSAN: TOSTKA!

ARCHER: ASK WHAT WE DID WRONG.

SATO: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

KREETASSAN: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

ARCHER: WELL?

SATO: "YOU EAT LIKE YOU MATE"?

TUCKER: YOU SURE THAT THING'S WORKING?

KREETASSAN: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

SATO: I THINK THEY WANT TO LEAVE.

T'POL: THAT MUCH IS OBVIOUS.

ARCHER: WHATEVER WE'VE DONE TO OFFEND YOU...

I APOLOGIZE.

SATO: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

KREETASSAN: [ SPEAKING KREETASSAN ]

TUCKER: WELL, THIS IS ONE FOR THE BOOKS.

BRIEFEST FIRST CONTACT.

RUSSELL WATSON: ♪ IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD ♪

♪ GETTING FROM THERE TO HERE ♪

♪ IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME ♪

♪ BUT MY TIME IS FINALLY NEAR ♪

♪ AND I WILL SEE MY DREAM COME ALIVE AT LAST ♪

♪ I WILL TOUCH THE SKY ♪

♪ AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA HOLD ME DOWN NO MORE ♪

♪ NO, THEY'RE NOT GONNA CHANGE MY MIND ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I'VE GOT FAITH ♪

♪ OF THE HEART ♪

♪ I'M GOING WHERE MY HEART WILL TAKE ME ♪

♪ I'VE GOT FAITH TO BELIEVE ♪

♪ I CAN DO ANYTHING ♪

♪ I'VE GOT STRENGTH OF THE SOUL ♪

♪ AND NO ONE'S GONNA BEND OR BREAK ME ♪

♪ I CAN REACH ANY STAR ♪

♪ I'VE GOT FAITH ♪

♪ I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT ♪

♪ I'VE GOT FAITH ♪

♪ FAITH OF THE HEART ♪

[ STATIC CRACKLES, PINGING ]

SATO: DOES ANYBODY HEAR THAT?

TUCKER: WHAT? THE STATIC?

SATO: FREQUENCY DISTORTIONS MIXED IN WITH THE STATIC.

MAYWEATHER: YOU'VE GOT BETTER EARS THAN WE DO.

SATO: IT'S COMING FROM THE COM SYSTEM.

T'POL: HAVE YOU RUN A DIAGNOSTIC?

SATO: TWICE.

GUESS TODAY IS JUST NOT MY DAY.

MAYWEATHER: HOW'S THE TRANSLATION COMING ALONG?

SATO: SLOWLY.

HWAJAT-- THEIR WORD FOR "EAT."

MAYWEATHER: WHAT ABOUT IT?

SATO: WITH THE EMPHASIS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE -- HWA-jat --

IT MEANS "TO MATE."

MAYWEATHER: I CAN SEE HOW THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME CONFUSION OVER DINNER.

SATO: CONTEXT IS CRITICAL IN EVERY LANGUAGE,

BUT KREETASSAN HAS

THE MOST SUBTLE VARIATIONS I'VE EVER SEEN.

THE SAME WORD CAN HAVE A DOZEN DIFFERENT MEANINGS.

T'POL: WE RELY ON YOU TO RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE, ENSIGN.

SATO: YOU THINK IT WAS MY FAULT? T'POL: I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

SATO: YOU IMPLIED IT.

T'POL: I SIMPLY NOTED THAT LINGUISTIC MATTERS

FALL WITHIN YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

FOR ALL WE KNOW,

IT WAS MR. TUCKER'S TABLE MANNERS THAT OFFENDED THEM.

SATO: BUT YOU THINK IF I PICKED UP THE LANGUAGE FASTER,

THEY MIGHT HAVE NOT STORMED OFF THE SHIP.

T'POL: THERE'S NO NEED TO REACT EMOTIONALLY.

TRY TO LEARN FROM FAILURE.

IT COULD HELP YOUR NEXT FIRST CONTACT BE MORE SUCCESSFUL.

SATO: THANKS.

COMMANDER, I'M PICKING UP SOME KIND OF INTERFERENCE

ON THE COM SYSTEM.

A HIGH-FREQUENCY DISTORTION.

TUCKER: IS IT A PROBLEM? SATO: MOSTLY JUST IRRITATING.

TUCKER: I'LL TRACK IT DOWN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.

SATO: THANKS.

TUCKER: IS HE IN THERE?

T'POL: YES.

TUCKER: HOW'S HIS MOOD?

T'POL: NOW MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST TIME.

TUCKER: I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.

[ DOORBELL CHIMES ]

ARCHER: IT BETTER BE IMPORTANT.

TUCKER: PRIME RIB TONIGHT.

WITH REAL HORSERADISH.

ARCHER: THANKS. I'LL HAVE THE STEWARD SEND SOME UP.

THOUGHT WE'D SET A COURSE FOR THIS BROWN-DWARF SYSTEM.

LOOKS INTERESTING. TUCKER: I CAN'T WAIT.

IN THE MEANTIME,

WHY DON'T WE SHOOT A LITTLE NINE-BALL?

YOU CAN BREAK.

ARCHER: MAYBE LATER.

TUCKER: I WAS GOING TO SAVE THIS FOR A RAINY DAY, BUT...

STANFORD VERSUS TEXAS.

ARCHER: THE FINALS?

TUCKER: FRESH OUT OF THE SUBSPACE MAILBAG.

YOU'VE BEEN THREATENING

TO TEACH ME THE FINER POINTS OF THE GAME.

UNLESS YOU'RE TOO BUSY WITH YOUR BROWN DWARVES.

[ DISTANT CLANK ]

PORTHOS: [ BARKING ]

MAYWEATHER: WHAT IF THEY JUST DON'T LIKE BEING TOUCHED?

REMEMBER HOW UNCOMFORTABLE THEY LOOKED

WHEN THE CAPTAIN TRIED TO SHAKE THEIR HANDS?

REED: THEY LOOKED THAT WAY THE ENTIRE TIME.

BESIDES, THEY DIDN'T REALLY LOSE THEIR TEMPER

UNTIL THEY ARRIVED HERE IN THE MESS HALL.

MAYWEATHER: ARE YOU STAYING FOR THE MOVIE TONIGHT?

REED: WHAT'S PLAYING?

MAYWEATHER: UH, "WAGES OF FEAR." CLASSIC FRENCH FILM.

REED: MM.

MAYWEATHER: NO, YOU'LL LIKE IT. THINGS BLOW UP.

REED: OH. SOUNDS FUN.

MAYWEATHER: HOSHI?

SATO: NO, THANKS. I'M TURNING IN EARLY.

REED: WE MIGHT NEED A TRANSLATOR.

THOSE SUBTITLES GO BY PRETTY FAST.

SATO: I'VE HAD ENOUGH LANGUAGE PROBLEMS FOR ONE DAY.

[ SOFT THUDDING ]

ROSTOV: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK.

KELLY: ONE MINUTE.

ROSTOV: I HATE MISSING THE BEGINNING.

KELLY: IT'S ON THE COMPUTER.

YOU CAN WATCH IT WHENEVER YOU WANT.

ROSTOV: IT'S NOT THE SAME.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BACK AND SEE THE FIRST PART

AFTER YOU KNOW HOW IT ENDS.

KELLY: [ LAUGHS ]

THE POWER JUST WENT OUT ON "D" DECK.

CARGO BAY 2.

THE LIGHTING GRID'S DOWN.

ROSTOV: IT'S PROBABLY JUST A BLOWN RELAY.

LEAVE IT FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT.

KELLY: IF IT'S JUST A BLOWN RELAY,

IT'LL TAKE YOU 10 MINUTES TO FIX.

HERE.

THE COM'S OUT, TOO.

REED: TWO AND A HALF HOURS?

MAYWEATHER: TWO HOURS AND 24 MINUTES.

REED: THAT SEEMS AWFULLY LONG FOR A MOVIE ABOUT FOUR MEN IN A TRUCK.

MAYWEATHER: YOU'LL BE ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.

REED: YOU PROMISED ME EXPLOSIONS.

MAYWEATHER: DON'T WORRY.

REED: THIS IS ALL WRONG.

EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU.

REED TO BRIDGE. MAN: GO AHEAD, LIEUTENANT.

REED: WE'RE TRYING TO WATCH A MOVIE DOWN HERE.

BUT INSTEAD, WE'RE BEING TREATED TO A VIEW OF YOU.

SO UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING

ON GIVING US A LITTLE SONG AND DANCE,

MAYBE YOU COULD SEE WHAT'S GONE WRONG.

ARCHER: COME ON. COME ON.

YES!

TUCKER: HOW DEEP'S THE POOL?

ARCHER: DEEP ENOUGH SO THAT NO ONE CAN TOUCH THE BOTTOM.

TUCKER: I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS SUCH A ROUGH GAME.

ARCHER: THINK OF IT AS ONE PART BASKETBALL,

ONE PART SWIMMING...

AND ONE PART WRESTLING.

TUCKER: AND I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS

SCREWING AROUND IN A POOL.

HMM.

[ SQUISHING ]

[ SQUISHES ]

[ BEEPS ]

KELLY: ENGINEERING.

MICHAEL, IS THAT YOU?

HELLO?

TUCKER: NICE GOAL!

DID YOU SEE THE WAY NUMBER 12 SET HIM UP?

HE'S CALLED THE POINT MAN, RIGHT?

ARCHER: VERY GOOD.

I TOLD YOU. BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD.

TUCKER: I'LL STILL TAKE A GREAT OFF-TACKLE RUN

OUT OF THE BACKFIELD,

BUT I CAN SEE HOW YOU CAN GET HOOKED ON THIS.

ARCHER: THANKS FOR THINKING OF IT.

TUCKER: MY PLEASURE.

NOW KEEP WATCHING

WHILE TEXAS TROUNCES YOUR SORRY CALIFORNIA BUTTS.

ARCHER: YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE END OF THIS, HAVE YOU?

TUCKER: OF COURSE NOT.

KELLY: HELLO?

TUCKER: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

ARCHER: OH, NUMBER 8 ON TEXAS JUST FOULED ONE OF MY BOYS.

HE'S GONNA BE EJECTED FOR 20 SECONDS.

TUCKER: IS THAT FAIR? IT GIVES YOUR GUYS AN ADVANTAGE.

ARCHER: WELL, THAT'S THE POINT. TUCKER: [ GROANS ]

ARCHER: [ LAUGHS ]

I DON'T SUPPOSE IT'D BE PRACTICAL

TO PUT A POOL ON THE SHIP.

TUCKER: WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE TAKING A SWIM

IF THE GRAVITY PLATING WENT OFF-LINE.

ARCHER: NO. NO. TUCKER: [ LAUGHS ]

[ COMMUNICATOR BEEPS ] KELLY: KELLY TO THE CAPTAIN.

ARCHER: GO AHEAD.

KELLY: SIR, I'M IN CARGO BAY 2, AND...

THERE'S SOME KIND OF LIFE-FORM IN HERE.

ARCHER: LIFE-FORM?

KELLY: IT'S GOT ROSTOV, SIR.

HE'S STILL CONSCIOUS, BUT HE CAN'T -- [GASPS]

ARCHER: CREWMAN? [ STATIC CRACKLES ]

ARCHER: WEAPONS TO STUN.

REED: CAPTAIN.

TUCKER: SIR?

REED: CAREFUL.

KELLY: [ GROANS SOFTLY ]

ARCHER: THE LIGHT.

REED: SHE'S ALIVE.

ROSTOV: CAPTAIN?

[ GROANS ]

LEAVE.

ARCHER: CREWMAN?

ROSTOV: LEAVE.

REED: CAPTAIN!

ARCHER: [ GRUNTS ]

AH! AH!

LIFE-FORM: [ SCREECHES ]

[ SCREECHING ]

ARCHER: AH!

[ SQUISHING ] TUCKER: [ GROANS ]

[ GRUNTING ]

GET OUT OF HERE!

GO!

[ SQUISHES ]

ZABEL: [ GRUNTS ]

TUCKER: AH!

REED: THIS THING APPEARS TO BE GROWING.

THERE'S NO TELLING IF IT'LL GET OUT OF THE CARGO BAY.

I RECOMMEND WE EVACUATE THE ENTIRE DECK.

SATO: HOW DID IT GET ON BOARD?

MAYWEATHER: THE LAST TIME WE OPENED THE AIRLOCK,

WE WERE DOCKED WITH THE KREETASSANS.

REED: YOU THINK THEY LEFT US A LITTLE SOUVENIR?

T'POL: OUR ENCOUNTER DIDN'T GO WELL,

BUT I DOUBT WE GAVE THEM REASON TO ATTACK US.

WE'RE NOT EVEN CERTAIN THAT THE ORGANISM'S HOSTILE.

REED: YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT THING GO AFTER THE CAPTAIN!

IT SEEMED HOSTILE ENOUGH TO ME.

MAYWEATHER: THE KREETASSANS MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THING.

I CAN START SCANNING FOR THEIR SHIP,

TRY TO PICK UP THEIR WARP TRAIL.

T'POL: WE'LL NEED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEM BETTER THAN LAST TIME.

SATO: I'LL DO MY BEST.

[ BEEPS ]

T'POL: T'POL TO DR. PHLOX. REPORT.

PHLOX: I'M PREPARING TO EXAMINE THE SPECIMEN.

WOULD YOU CARE TO OBSERVE?

T'POL: YES. STAND BY.

PHLOX: YOU'LL NOTE THAT EVEN THOUGH

IT'S BEEN SEVERED FROM ITS BODY,

IT SURVIVES INDEPENDENTLY,

NOT UNLIKE THE COMMON EARTHWORM OR THE NEETHIAN CRADLEFISH.

REED: DO YOU THINK THAT'S WISE, DOCTOR?

PHLOX: POSSIBLY NOT.

BUT I'M GOING TO NEED A TISSUE SAMPLE

IF I HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ITS PHYSIOLOGY.

THAT'LL BE QUITE ENOUGH.

THIS IS NO EARTHWORM.

T'POL: DOCTOR?

PHLOX: LOOK AT THE SYNAPTIC ACTIVITY.

THIS ORGANISM POSSESSES A VERY SOPHISTICATED NERVOUS SYSTEM.

IT COULD BE CAPABLE OF HIGHER MENTAL FUNCTIONS.

SATO: IF IT'S INTELLIGENT, MAYBE WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH IT.

THE FREQUENCY DISTORTIONS --

THEY LOOK A LOT LIKE THE PHONETIC PATTERNS

IN CERTAIN ANDORIAN DIALECTS.

REED: WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, HOSHI,

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT NOUNS AND VERBS HERE.

IT COULD TAKE YOU DAYS TO LEARN A LANGUAGE LIKE THAT,

EVEN IF IT IS ONE.

SATO: WHAT OTHER CHOICE DO WE HAVE?

GIVE ME A CHANCE.

T'POL: I'M SORRY, ENSIGN. THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TIME.

SATO: SUBCOMMANDER --

T'POL: WE NEED TO NEUTRALIZE IT. QUICKLY.

YOU SAID PHASE PISTOLS HAD NO EFFECT.

REED: NONE THAT I COULD TELL.

T'POL: THEN I SUGGEST YOU FIND A METHOD THAT DOES.

PHLOX: IF I MAY...

THE ORGANISM IS HIGHLY PHOTOSENSITIVE.

A SUSTAINED BURST OF E.M. RADIATION

MIGHT BE ENOUGH TO STUN THE CREATURE.

T'POL: CAN YOU ASSEMBLE SOME E.M. EMITTERS?

REED: IT'LL TAKE A FEW MINUTES.

ALL: [ SOFT GROANING ]

ROSTOV: WHY DOESN'T IT JUST KILL US?

TUCKER: TAKE IT EASY.

ARCHER: I'M SURE T'POL AND MALCOLM ARE DOING

EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET US OUT OF HERE.

CAN EITHER OF YOU... SEE CREWMAN KELLY?

ROSTOV: YES, SIR.

ARCHER: HOW'S SHE LOOK?

ROSTOV: SHE'S STILL BREATHING.

TUCKER: ZABEL'S STILL UNCONSCIOUS.

ROSTOV: CAPTAIN? ARCHER: YEAH?

ROSTOV: I IMAGINE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS

THEY'D CANCEL THE MOVIE.

TUCKER: [ LAUGHS ]

ARCHER: YEAH, I IMAGINE SO.

ROSTOV: I REALLY WANTED TO SEE IT.

[ FRENCH ACCENT ] YVES MONTAND DRIVING EXPLOSIVES

THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.

ARCHER: I'LL MAKE SURE THEY RESCHEDULE IT FOR NEXT WEEK.

ROSTOV: [ NORMAL VOICE ] THANK YOU, SIR.

LIFE-FORM: [ SCREECHING ]

PHLOX: IT'S WORKING.

ALL: [ GROANING ]

REED: BRIDGE, SOMETHING'S WRONG.

PHLOX: SHUT OFF THE EMITTERS. REED: DOCTOR?

PHLOX: SHUT THEM OFF!

[ GROANING CONTINUES ]

REED: OFF.

[ GROANING STOPS ]

T'POL: WHAT HAPPENED?

PHLOX: THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO THE ORGANISM'S.

THEY'RE SHARING AUTONOMIC FUNCTIONS, NEURAL IMPULSES.

IF WE CONTINUE FIRING,

WE COULD END UP KILLING OUR OWN PEOPLE.

[ BEEPS ] T'POL: MR. REED,

WITHDRAW YOUR TEAM.

REED: UNDERSTOOD.

PHLOX: THE RATE OF SYMBIOSIS IS INCREASING.

IF WE DON'T FIND A WAY TO EXTRACT THEM SOON,

THEIR SYSTEMS WILL BE TOO INTEGRATED WITH THE CREATURE.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEPARATE THEM.

T'POL: YOU WANTED A CHANCE TO COMMUNICATE.

I SUGGEST YOU BEGIN.

HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY HAVE?

PHLOX: A FEW HOURS AT MOST.

THEIR METABOLIC RATES ARE DROPPING --

TEMPERATURE, RESPIRATION.

REED: THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO CUT THEM OUT OF THERE.

PHLOX: I'M NOT SURE IF YOU APPRECIATE

HOW ALIEN THIS CREATURE IS.

IT'S NOT ATTACKING OUR CREWMEN,

IT'S TRYING TO INTEGRATE THEM INTO ITSELF.

REED: THE END RESULT'S THE SAME.

PHLOX: AT SOME POINT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE,

THERE WON'T BE SIX LIFE-FORMS IN THAT CARGO BAY.

THERE'LL ONLY BE ONE.

REED: IF THAT THING CONTINUES TO GROW,

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO CONTAIN IT.

T'POL: DO YOU HAVE A SUGGESTION?

REED: STARFLEET'S BEEN WORKING ON CREATING

A STABLE E.M. BARRIER FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

T'POL: A FORCE FIELD? REED: RIGHT.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T FOUND A WAY TO CONTROL THE PARTICLE DENSITY.

ALL THE SPECS ARE IN THE DATABASE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO JURY-RIG A PROTOTYPE OF MY OWN.

T'POL: AND?

REED: I'VE GOT IT STABLE ENOUGH

TO ABSORB A PHASE-PISTOL BLAST 60% OF THE TIME.

I THINK I CAN IMPROVE ON THAT.

T'POL: I SUGGEST YOU WORK QUICKLY.

MAYWEATHER: I THINK I FOUND THEM.

T'POL: WHERE?

MAYWEATHER: 0.52 LIGHT-YEARS FROM HERE.

T'POL: LAY IN A COURSE. MAYWEATHER: I ALREADY HAVE.

I'VE BEEN SENDING OUT HAILS,

BUT WE'RE STILL OUT OF COM RANGE.

T'POL: LET ME KNOW AS SOON AS THEY RESPOND.

ANY PROGRESS?

SATO: BELIEVE ME, YOU'D BE THE FIRST TO KNOW.

I'M SORRY. IT'S FRUSTRATING.

I'M NOT HAVING A LOT OF LUCK.

T'POL: THE SITUATION REQUIRES EXPERTISE, NOT LUCK.

SATO: THEN MAYBE I DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE.

T'POL: IF YOU DON'T, NO ONE ELSE ABOARD ENTERPRISE DOES.

SATO: I'M DOING MY BEST.

T'POL: IT WAS YOUR SUGGESTION

THAT WE ATTEMPT TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT.

IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE,

WE'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION.

SATO: I'VE MADE A LITTLE PROGRESS.

BUT OUR TRANSLATION MATRIX ISN'T DESIGNED FOR THIS.

LOOK AT IT.

IT'S MORE LIKE A CALCULUS EQUATION THAN A LANGUAGE.

T'POL: MATHEMATICS IS SOMETIMES CONSIDERED A FORM OF LANGUAGE.

SATO: WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS

THAT I COULD USE HELP FROM SOMEONE

WITH A BACKGROUND IN HIGHER MATHEMATICS.

T'POL: PERHAPS I CAN ASSIST YOU.

TUCKER: THE TEXAS GOALIE CAN'T BLOCK TO HIS RIGHT

BECAUSE HE KEEPS HIS HANDS TOO DEEP.

ARCHER: HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

ROSTOV: CAPTAIN... I KNOW IT, TOO.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ABOUT WATER POLO.

ARCHER: [ GRUNTS ]

IT'S THIS LIFE-FORM.

IT'S LINKING US TOGETHER SOMEHOW.

TUCKER: WE GOT TO GET OUT!

ARCHER: CALM DOWN.

TUCKER: THIS THING'S GOTTEN INSIDE OUR HEADS!

[ GROANS ]

ARCHER: TRIP, D--

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT?

TUCKER: [ GASPING ]

TUCKER: NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE REGIONALS.

ARCHER: TRIP...

TUCKER: SENIOR YEAR.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONALS AGAINST PRINCETON.

WE...

I MEAN, YOU WERE DOWN BY TWO GOALS, UNDER A MINUTE LEFT.

ARCHER: AND WHAT WAS I THINKING?

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

TUCKER: [ GASPING ]

YOU THOUGHT...

YOU COULD WIN...

EVERY GAME.

YOU ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU COULD WIN.

NO MATTER HOW FAR BEHIND YOU WERE.

ARCHER: AND WE DID.

WE WENT ON TO THE FINALS THAT YEAR.

AS SOON AS YOU GIVE UP,

THE GAME'S LOST.

REED: HOW'S OUR LITTLE FRIEND?

PHLOX: FAST ASLEEP.

IT APPEARS TO HAVE ENTERED A DORMANT STATE.

PROBABLY A REACTION TO THE SHOCK

OF BEING SEVERED FROM THE LARGER ORGANISM.

REED: BUT IT'S ALIVE? PHLOX: VERY MUCH SO.

REED: GOOD.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D LIKE TO RUN A FEW TESTS OF MY OWN.

PHLOX: WHAT KIND OF TESTS?

REED: I NEED TO DETERMINE

HOW MUCH BIOELECTRIC STRESS IT CAN TOLERATE.

PHLOX: MAY I ASK WHY?

REED: I'M TRYING TO CREATE A FORCE FIELD

TO ISOLATE THE CARGO BAY.

BUT IF IT'S GOING TO WORK,

I HAVE TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH OF A JOLT IT WILL TAKE

TO REPEL THE ORGANISM WITHOUT KILLING IT --

OR ANY OF THE PEOPLE IT'S TAKEN.

PHLOX: IF YOU INTEND TO PUMMEL THIS APPENDAGE

WITH E.M. RADIATION UNTIL IT CRIES FOR MERCY,

I'M AFRAID I CAN'T PERMIT THAT.

REED: WHY NOT?

PHLOX: THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A SEVERED LIMB.

IT EXHIBITS ALL THE SIGNS OF AN INTELLIGENT BEING.

REED: INTELLIGENT BEING OR NOT,

ITS BIG BROTHER IS IN THE CARGO BAY

STRANGLING THE CAPTAIN AND FOUR OTHER CREWMEN.

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO CONTAIN IT NOW,

IT COULD POSE A THREAT TO EVERYONE ON BOARD.

PHLOX: THERE ARE LESS INVASIVE WAYS TO GATHER THE INFORMATION YOU NEED.

REED: SUCH AS? PHLOX: A MICROCELLULAR ANALYSIS.

REED: HOW LONG WOULD THAT TAKE? PHLOX: LESS THAN AN HOUR.

REED; IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, THAT THING COULD SPREAD ACROSS HALF A DECK.

PHLOX: I'M WILLING TO HELP YOU, MR. REED,

BUT NOT IF IT MEANS TORTURING THIS ORGANISM.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT ISN'T OUR MISSION

TO TRY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND UNIQUE FORMS OF LIFE?

REED: NOT IF THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL THE CAPTAIN.

PHLOX: WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS CREATURE'S INTENTIONS.

REED: I ADMIRE YOUR INTERSPECIES ETHICS,

BUT UNTIL HOSHI TELLS ME

SHE'S FOUND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH IT,

I HAVE TO ASSUME ITS INTENTIONS ARE HOSTILE.

NOW...

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

REED: IF YOU WANT INFORMATION TO HELP YOU CONSTRUCT YOUR FORCE FIELD,

YOU'LL ACQUIRE IT UNDER MY SUPERVISION.

REED: I'M SURE I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND YOU, DOCTOR,

I AM THE RANKING OFFICER HERE.

PHLOX: NOT IN MY SICK BAY.

UNLESS THE CAPTAIN SAYS OTHERWISE.

REED: THE CAPTAIN IS IN NO CONDITION TO OFFER AN OPINION.

PHLOX: PRECISELY.

REED: FINE.

YOUR RULES.

BUT WE'D BETTER GET TO IT.

T'POL: WHAT IF WE USED A BILATERAL ALGORITHM?

SATO: I ALREADY TRIED.

T'POL: DID YOU COMPENSATE FOR FREQUENCY DRIFT?

SATO: I WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF A COM OFFICER IF I DIDN'T.

T'POL: ALLOWING YOUR EMOTIONS TO CONTROL YOU

WON'T HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, ENSIGN.

SATO: NEITHER WILL QUESTIONING EVERYTHING I DO.

T'POL: YOU ASKED FOR MY HELP.

SATO: I DIDN'T ASK FOR YOU TO KEEP COUNT

OF EVERY TIME I MAKE A MISTAKE

OR TO SECOND-GUESS ALL OF MY DECISIONS.

T'POL: AS FIRST OFFICER, IT'S MY DUTY TO SUPERVISE YOU.

SATO: THIS GOES BEYOND DUTY, SUBCOMMANDER.

YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER

EVER SINCE YOU CAME ON BOARD --

DOUBLE-CHECKING MY LOG ENTRIES,

MY TRANSLATIONS.

T'POL: IT'S MY JOB.

SATO: IS THAT ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT?

YOU DON'T THINK I BELONG ON ENTERPRISE, DO YOU?

T'POL: ON THE CONTRARY.

IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS TO STARFLEET

IF YOU WERE NOT A PART OF THIS CREW.

IF YOU FEEL I'VE BEEN UNFAIR TO YOU, I APOLOGIZE.

BUT I HOLD YOU TO A HIGH STANDARD, ENSIGN,

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING IT.

SHALL WE CONTINUE?

SATO: YES.

UM...

WHY DON'T WE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE SUBHARMONICS?

I WAS THINKING WE COULD RUN THEM THROUGH THE DECRYPTION MATRIX,

SEE IF WE CAN FIND A PATTERN.

ALL I SEE IS NUMBERS, CODES.

T'POL: ANY CODE CAN BE BROKEN.

[ BEEPS ]

[ BEEPS ]

KREETASSAN: YOU HAILED US?

MAYWEATHER: YOU SPEAK ENGLISH.

KREETASSAN: WE STUDIED YOUR DATABASE. IT WASN'T DIFFICULT.

MAYWEATHER: OKAY.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

KREETASSAN: YES?

MAYWEATHER: THERE'S AN ALIEN ORGANISM ON OUR SHIP.

KREETASSAN: YES?

MAYWEATHER: IT CAME ABOARD AROUND THE SAME TIME WE SAW YOU.

WE WERE HOPING YOU MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

KREETASSAN: DESCRIBE THIS ORGANISM.

MAYWEATHER: WELL, IT'S BIG.

BUT IT DIDN'T START OUT THAT WAY.

IT'S LIKE A LARGE MASS OF TENDRILS.

KREETASSAN: TENDRILS?

MAYWEATHER: LIKE A GIANT WEB.

BUT IT MOVES AND GROWS.

KREETASSAN: WE HAVE SEEN THIS.

MAYWEATHER: WHERE?

KREETASSAN: ON ITS HOMEWORLD.

PERHAPS IT ATTACHED ITSELF TO OUR SHIP.

IT WASN'T OUR FAULT.

MAYWEATHER: CAN YOU TELL US WHERE THIS PLANET IS?

KREETASSAN: APOLOGIZE.

MAYWEATHER: EXCUSE ME?

KREETASSAN: WE WILL SEND YOU THE COORDINATES,

BUT FIRST YOU MUST APOLOGIZE TO US FOR YOUR OFFENSE.

MAYWEATHER: THAT'S THE THING.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DID TO OFFEND YOU.

KREETASSAN: [ INHALES DEEPLY ]

ON YOUR SHIP, YOU...

PUT FOOD IN YOUR MOUTHS.

MAYWEATHER: YOU MEAN EAT?

KREETASSAN: YES. EAT.

MAYWEATHER: I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT IS LIKE MATING. IT IS VERY OFFENSIVE TO US.

MAYWEATHER: WE WERE JUST EATING.

HOW DO YOU EAT?

KREETASSAN: WE EAT THE SAME WAY,

BUT NOT IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS.

MAYWEATHER: I SEE. OKAY.

PLEASE BELIEVE ME.

WE HAD NO IDEA THAT WOULD BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU.

IT WAS SIMPLY A MISUNDERSTANDING.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CREW, I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE.

KREETASSAN: YOUR APOLOGY IS ACCEPTED.

MAYWEATHER: THANK YOU.

NOW, COULD I HAVE THOSE COORDINATES?

TUCKER: CAPTAIN.

ARCHER: YEAH?

TUCKER: I FEEL YOU DRIFTING AWAY OVER THERE.

ARCHER: YOU AREN'T FEELING MUCH BETTER THAN I DO.

[ GASPS ]

ROSTOV?

TUCKER: HE'S OUT.

WHEN ZEFRAM COCHRANE...

TALKED ABOUT NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATION...

DO YOU THINK THIS IS WHAT HE MEANT?

ARCHER: [ CHUCKLES WEAKLY ]

[ COUGHS ]

SATO: HERE. HERE IT IS.

I FOUND A THIRD SET OF REPETITIONS.

TRY IT.

JUST A FEW MORE AND THE U.T. CAN START BUILDING THE SYNTAX.

PHLOX: PHLOX TO T'POL.

T'POL: GO AHEAD.

PHLOX: I KNOW YOU'RE UNDER A GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE,

BUT CREWMAN KELLY'S METABOLIC RATE

HAS DROPPED TO A CRITICAL LEVEL.

WHATEVER YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO,

YOU'D BETTER DO IT SOON.

T'POL: UNDERSTOOD.

MAN: READY, SIR.

REED: THE PARTICLE DENSITY'S STILL FLUCTUATING.

I THINK THE PROBLEM'S IN THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT.

MAN: GOT IT, SIR.

REED: TRY AGAIN.

BETTER.

T'POL: T'POL TO LIEUTENANT REED.

REED: GO AHEAD.

T'POL: WE'VE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON THE TRANSLATION,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET INTO THE CARGO BAY TO TEST IT.

IS THE FORCE FIELD READY?

REED: I'M MAKING THE FINAL CALIBRATIONS NOW.

T'POL: YOU'LL HAVE TO DO IT QUICKLY.

DR. PHLOX SAYS OUR PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

REED: UNDERSTOOD.

TUCKER: CAPTAIN?

[ BEEPING ]

[ ELECTROMAGNETIC HUMMING ]

REED: EMITTER B'S OFF BY 3.2 MICRONS.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

THE FORCE FIELD'S WORKING,

BUT I CAN'T GUARANTEE HOW LONG IT'LL HOLD.

HAVE YOU DONE IT? T'POL: WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

[ TONE SOUNDS ]

REED: THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A CONSTANT TONE.

SATO: I'M GOING TO CREATE DISTORTIONS IN THE TONE.

HOPEFULLY, THE ORGANISM WILL UNDERSTAND

WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

[ TONE SOUNDS, PINGING ]

[ TONE, PINGING STOP ]

[ TONE, PINGING RESUME ]

[ TONE, PINGING STOP ]

[ TONE, PINGING RESUME ]

[ TONE, PINGING STOP ]

LIFE-FORM: [ SCREECHING ]

SATO: COME ON, JUST A LITTLE MORE.

[ SCREECHING STOPS ]

I THINK I'VE GOT ENOUGH TO TRY SOMETHING SIMPLE.

T'POL: ASK WHAT IT WANTS.

[ TONE, PINGING RESUME ]

LIFE-FORM: [ SCREECHING ]

SATO: IT'S TALKING TO US.

T'POL: WHAT'S IT SAYING?

ENSIGN? SATO: HOLD ON!

IT'S GIVING US COORDINATES.

REED: ITS HOMEWORLD?

T'POL: THE KREETASSANS ALREADY GAVE THEM TO US.

SATO: THESE LOOK MORE LIKE THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.

I THINK IT'S TRYING TO GIVE US AN EXACT LOCATION ON THE PLANET.

T'POL: TELL IT WE'RE TAKING IT BACK.

[ TONE, PINGING RESUME ]

LIFE-FORM: [ SCREECHING ]

PHLOX: COMMANDER TUCKER'S HEART RATE IS INCREASING.

REED: IS THAT GOOD OR BAD? PHLOX: IT'S GOOD.

CREWMAN KELLY'S BIOSIGNS ARE STABILIZING AS WELL.

[ SCREECHING STOPS ]

[ SQUISHING ]

T'POL: LOWER THE FORCE FIELD.

LIEUTENANT.

[ FORCE FIELD POWERS DOWN ]

PHLOX: MEDICAL TEAM, REPORT TO CARGO BAY 2.

WOMAN: ACKNOWLEDGED.

T'POL: HERE.

SATO: LOOK AT ALL OF THEM.

T'POL: NOT THEM. IT.

THIS IS ALL ONE ORGANISM.

REED: THE PART THAT GOT ON BOARD --

WHY DID IT TAKE OUR PEOPLE?

PHLOX: HARD TO SAY.

WHEN IT GOT SEPARATED FROM ITSELF,

PERHAPS IT NEEDED A PHYSICAL CONNECTION

WITH ANY LIFE-FORM IT COULD FIND.