Star Trek: The Next Generation 4x24

1. Personal log, Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge,

2. stardate 44885.5.

3. I am en route to the planet Risa

4. to attend an artificial intelligence seminar.

5. Captain Picard has ordered me to arrive a few days early

6. to have some fun, and relax.

7. I intend to follow his orders to the very best of my ability.

8. How about some different music, Computer?

9. Something with a Latin beat.

10. Ha, ha. No, I meant something with a gentle Latin beat,

11. maybe, uh, a Spanish guitar.

12. Perfect.

13. Hey, what's the weather like on Risa?

14. Risa is climate controlled for optimum tourist comfort.

15. Is that right?

16. And about how long till we get there?

17. Arrival at Risa is scheduled for 0932 hours.

18. Ooh. Three hours.

19. How about a game, Computer?

20. Please restate request.

21. Something to pass the time, you know, a diversion.

22. Select either visual interactive or verbal interactive.

23. Mm, verbal.

24. You have 20 seconds to respond to each question.

25. Level of difficulty will increase as you progress.

26. - Proceed when ready. - Begin.

27. List the resonances of the sub-quantum states associated

28. with transitional relativity.

29. - Ha, ha. That's easy... In alphabetical order.

30. Uh, well, asymmetrical, uh,

31. inverted, um,

32. whew, uh,

33. phased, uh,

34. stabled...

35. Your time has expired.

36. - The 5th resonance is? - Universal.

37. I knew that. Okay, okay. Give me another one.

38. List the field patterns associated with warp modulation

39. in order of decreasing energy.

40. Oh, okay, there's the aft nacelle associative...

41. The full... Whoa!

42. Computer, sequence 010.

43. Maximum power to the shields. Kill the music.

44. Enterprise, this is Shuttle Seven, I've encountered a Romulan warbird.

45. Coordinates are three...

46. Warning, shield failure. Damn.

47. Risa control.

48. Anybody...

49. Space, the final frontier.

50. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise.

51. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds,

52. to seek out new life and new civilizations,

53. to boldly go where no one has gone before.

54. Captain's log, stardate 44891.6

55. The Enterprise has been ordered

56. to accompany a special emissary from the Klingon High Council

57. to the Kriosian system,

58. where one of their colonies is fighting for independence.

59. There was a time when the Empire would crush a rebellion.

60. Now, it is tolerated.

61. Have enough troubles on the home planet

62. so we don't wish to divert resources to such a trivial war.

63. You're preparing to grant them independence?

64. Well, perhaps.

65. - Conquer them again later, if we wish. May I ask,

66. ambassador, what has this to do with us?

67. The governor of Krios has charged

68. that the Federation is secretly aiding the rebels.

69. Does he have evidence?

70. Council has sent me here to examine that evidence.

71. It was my decision to invite you to accompany me, captain.

72. Many on the council have great respect for you.

73. K'adlo.

74. I have been pleased to offer occasional assistance

75. to the Klingon people in the past.

76. Your modesty is very human, captain,

77. I will excuse it.

78. But I can assure you, ambassador, that the Federation

79. would never interfere in the internal affairs of the Empire.

80. Let us hope not.

81. Such interference would strike at the very basis of our alliance.

82. Captain, we are in the war zone.

83. Indeed.

84. Ambassador, I will ask

85. our Chief Security Officer, Lieutenant Worf,

86. - to make a report in full... Captain,

87. Worf's discommendation makes that very awkward.

88. If I could work with one of the other security officers...

89. Lieutenant Worf is my Chief of Security,

90. and my tactical officer.

91. This matter clearly falls within his jurisdiction.

92. As you wish.

93. Hey, hey, hey!

94. Hey, take it easy. Hey.

95. Welcome, Mr. La Forge.

96. We've waited a long time to meet you.

97. I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble.

98. Indeed we have.

99. You are going to be of great help to us.

100. Huh. I wouldn't count on it.

101. Good. Very good.

102. Do not enjoy yourself too much on Risa.

103. Hey.

104. Your visor will be returned to you.

105. But first, I want to show you something.

106. Pfft. Show me something?

107. That'll be a nice trick,

108. seeing as how I can't see anything without the visor.

109. That is not quite true.

110. Allow me to demonstrate.

111. I now have direct access to his visual cortex.

112. He has no choice but to see what I wish him to see.

113. I can feed him any image I choose. He will be unable to ignore it.

114. His galvanic skin response has increased 9 percent.

115. It seems Commander La Forge, like many humans,

116. has a low tolerance for watching others suffer.

117. - Why are you doing this? I am sorry, commander.

118. It is a necessary step. I apologize for your discomfort.

119. Here.

120. Observe how a spring day on his native Earth affects him.

121. He's looking at a beautiful meadow, green trees, birds, a blue sky.

122. The heartbeat slows. The galvanic skin response drops.

123. The body responds to our stimuli.

124. He is incapable of maintaining control of his own responses.

125. Watch as I change the stimuli again.

126. Once our work is done,

127. La Forge will act normally, totally unaware of his conditioning.

128. A perfect tool for our purpose.

129. Will there be any physical evidence of what you are going to do to him?

130. None, commander. That is why we chose La Forge.

131. The utilization of his preexisting neural implants

132. makes our work impossible to detect.

133. How will we be certain your procedure has been successful?

134. I will program him to perform a series of specific tests.

135. Both before he leaves us and after he returns to the Enterprise.

136. We'll be able to verify his effectiveness.

137. Notice that his heart rate has slowed somewhat.

138. He is becoming accustomed to the horrors he is witnessing.

139. So.

140. We change horrors.

141. There have been two rebel attacks on neutral freighters.

142. One the Ferengi, and the other, Cardassian.

143. Both were engaged near the lkalian Asteroid Belt.

144. That's where the rebels must be hiding.

145. The actinides in the asteroids provide positive protection against our sensors.

146. They might attack a freighter,

147. but I doubt they would challenge a Federation starship.

148. Especially with the Federation furnishing them support.

149. You would test the captain's word with me, Kell?

150. Is it because I have no honor, in your eyes,

151. that you expect me to be disloyal?

152. Wrong of me to ask. My apologies.

153. Captain Picard does not lie.

154. If he says there is no Federation assistance

155. - to the rebels, there is none. - Good.

156. Because I risk my own reputation and honor coming to Picard.

157. He will not disappoint you.

158. If that is all...

159. There are some members of the High Council

160. who would thank you, Worf.

161. Thank me?

162. For killing Duras.

163. No doubt that had he lived,

164. one day he would have ascended to head the Council.

165. Many were not looking forward to that.

166. My motives were personal.

167. Not political.

168. Motives?

169. Who cares for motives? Humans, perhaps.

170. What matters is, you acted on that day as a true Klingon.

171. Thanks.

172. Where are we, Mr. La Forge?

173. This is Ten-Forward.

174. Who is that man sitting over there?

175. That's Chief O'Brien.

176. How long has he served with you?

177. Almost four years.

178. I want you to kill him.

179. Okay.

180. Take this phaser, and kill Chief O'Brien.

181. O'BRIEN: Finally, I think I found it. I see this piece of conduit

182. that's coded to bring power into Transporter 7.

183. Now, I know that can't be right. So I give it a closer look, and sure enough...

184. Freeze simulation.

185. Commander, did you understand my request?

186. Well, I...

187. It's just...

188. - I don't... Look at me.

189. Now, what did I ask you to do?

190. Kill Chief O'Brien.

191. Then do as I asked. Resume program.

192. - Chief? - Because now, I have to...

193. Good, Mr. La Forge, very good.

194. Why don't you enjoy a drink with your friends?

195. Mind if I join you guys?

196. Sure.

197. He still hesitated.

198. Prepare the equipment for another session.

199. Captain's log, stardate 44896.9.

200. We are orbiting Krios,

201. awaiting our first meeting with the Klingon Governor.

202. Commander La Forge has rejoined the Enterprise from Risa.

203. Welcome back, Geordi. - Data.

204. - How was the seminar? - Ha, ha.

205. Very informative. I'll tell you all about it.

206. It is fortunate we were able to coordinate

207. your return on the Teldarian cruiser.

208. Yeah. When I heard the Enterprise had been ordered to the Krios system,

209. I thought I might be forced to endure another couple of weeks on Risa.

210. I am sorry to hear you did not enjoy yourself.

211. I was joking.

212. Joking?

213. Ah. Forced to endure Risa.

214. Your actual intent was to emphasize that you did enjoy yourself.

215. Yes.

216. I see how that could be considered quite amusing.

217. Ha, ha. I missed you, Data.

218. - Commander La Forge. - Permission to come aboard, captain.

219. Granted. Welcome back.

220. Thank you, sir.

221. Commander La Forge is my chief engineer.

222. Commander.

223. He's been attending a seminar on artificial intelligence on Risa.

224. I'm glad we got you back, Geordi. We'll need your help on this one.

225. Data tells me that the Federation

226. has been accused of aiding Kriosian rebels?

227. We're being presented with evidence today.

228. We'll need your help in analyzing it.

229. Anything I can do.

230. - You had a good time. - Does it show?

231. You're more relaxed than I've ever seen you.

232. Captain.

233. Governor Vagh has signaled he is ready to meet with you.

234. Very well.

235. Advise him we will transport down to the surface immediately.

236. Ambassador.

237. - Commander Riker. - What is it, Data?

238. Our sensors have detected a brief energy fluctuation in the E-band.

239. The E-band? That's unusual. What's the source?

240. Unknown, sir. E-band emissions are difficult to localize.

241. Collapsing protostars sometimes emit E-band bursts.

242. Yes, sir. However, there are no protostars in this sector.

243. Better do a complete scan. Keep me posted.

244. Yes, sir.

245. The Carnelians have actually done the most advanced work

246. in artificial intelligence,

247. so I spent a lot of time in their research seminars.

248. - Hmm. Geordi? - Mm.

249. I get the feeling that something special happened on this vacation,

250. and I'm not talking about computers.

251. Well, I did take second place in a chess tournament.

252. Yes. Ha, ha.

253. And, uh, I swam a lot.

254. I worked on my backstroke. The water is very calm on Risa.

255. And?

256. And I walked a lot.

257. And that's all. Well, I ate enough for 12 people.

258. The food there is terrific.

259. They've got a chocolate there, counselor, that you would love.

260. - And that's all? - Yeah.

261. - Well, there was this... - Yes?

262. - Her name is Jonek. - Oh.

263. But, uh, you wouldn't want to hear about that.

264. Better get ready for duty. Nice talking to you, counselor.

265. We talk, we socialize, we waste time.

266. And the insurrection continues to grow.

267. These rebels need to be crushed, not coddled.

268. Governor, it does not matter what you or I think.

269. The High Council has made its wishes clear.

270. The council should be more interested

271. in Federation interference.

272. Governor, exactly what do you think the Federation has done?

273. Your medical supplies have been found in rebel strongholds.

274. We make no effort to restrict access to our medical supplies.

275. Are your weapons also freely available?

276. No, they are not.

277. Then explain this.

278. You took this weapon from the rebels?

279. That, and many more like it.

280. It does appear to be Federation issue.

281. Governor, with your permission, I'd like to take this weapon

282. back to the Enterprise to verify its origin.

283. As you wish. I have hundreds more.

284. Even if these weapons are genuine,

285. I can assure you that a third party must have been involved.

286. The Federation is not in the business of supplying arms to rebels.

287. This is the only Klingon colony on the border of Federation space.

288. You cannot deny that Starfleet would be happy

289. to see Krios gain its independence.

290. It would reduce your vulnerability to an attack.

291. Governor, you speak as if we are enemies, and not allies.

292. And you speak the lies of a Tah-keck.

293. Gentlemen.

294. You swear well, Picard.

295. You must have Klingon blood in your veins.

296. Governor, I will report to you as soon as the analysis

297. of that weapon is complete.

298. Captain, commander.

299. Enterprise, three to transport.

300. Intercooler flux down to 5 percent,

301. plasma deviation steady at.72.

302. Aye, sir.

303. Well, if you guys keep running at this efficiency,

304. I might as well go back to Risa for another week.

305. Just run through a level four series and then call it a night, huh?

306. I'd help you, but there's something I've got to take care of.

307. Red Torian, please.

308. Thank you.

309. - Ooh! I'm sorry. My... - O'BRIEN: it's all right.

310. - The glass, it just slipped. - It's nothing, just a little cold.

311. - Yeah, but you're all soaked here, I... - It's nothing serious.

312. - Let me get something to wipe it up. - I'll just go and change.

313. - You're sure? - Don't think twice about it, commander.

314. Energy flow is within normal parameters.

315. From the pref ire chamber to the emission aperture.

316. Rapid nadion pulse is right on target.

317. Beam control assembly, safety interlock, both check out.

318. Beam width, intensity controls, also responding correctly.

319. Energy cell usage

320. remains constant at 1.05 megajoules per second.

321. Curious.

322. The efficiency reading on the discharge crystal

323. is well above Starfleet specifications.

324. Yeah, by quite a bit.

325. Ninety-four point one percent efficiency.

326. Our most efficient discharge crystal typically fires

327. with 86.5 percent efficiency.

328. Hmm.

329. Let's take a closer look at the wave pattern

330. on the emission beam.

331. That might tell us why it's losing so little energy.

332. Pulse frequency out of pref ire chamber reads steady.

333. There.

334. That's not right.

335. The initial output spike is inverted.

336. That might suggest the weapon has been charged with a forced pulse.

337. Well into the terahertz range.

338. Then it's definitely not Starfleet issue.

339. And there can't be that many systems that use the terahertz feeds.

340. Three hundred twenty-seven, to our knowledge.

341. We can probably achieve an exact match

342. with a random computer search.

343. It will take approximately three hours.

344. I think we can narrow this down with a little common sense, Data.

345. Who has the most to gain from a conflict

346. between the Klingon Empire and the Federation?

347. The Romulans.

348. They fashioned the perfect Federation rifle,

349. but they had to charge it from their own energy sources.

350. So the discharge crystal and the emission beam pattern

351. both correspond to those you'd find in a Romulan disrupter.

352. The Romulans have no interest in Kriosian independence.

353. This planet is too far from their borders.

354. But they do have an interest

355. in driving the Federation and the Empire apart.

356. Our alliance is the only thing that has kept them in check.

357. Romulan replications using stolen Federation technology.

358. It's a typical Romulan ploy.

359. An attempt to sow dissension and mistrust.

360. Commander, you've done very well. I would thank you

361. on behalf of the Empire.

362. I still have my doubts, Picard.

363. I will want my own technicians to confirm your findings.

364. Of course. My staff will give you their full cooperation.

365. You may go.

366. Another E-band blip? Yes, sir.

367. However, the difference in intensity indicates that this one did not originate

368. in the same location as the first.

369. If it's changed intensity, it can't possibly be a protostar.

370. That is a reasonable assumption.

371. Is there any known instance of the Romulans

372. using E-band for communication?

373. Not to my knowledge, sir.

374. Can you track the source?

375. We can reconfigure the primary sensor array.

376. If we narrow their focus to scan for E-band emissions,

377. we might be able to calculate a directional vector.

378. But only if there are more occurrences.

379. Do it.

380. Computer,

381. re-route the power flow in the Cargo Bay Four transporter

382. through the auxiliary replicator system.

383. Please verify command with necessary protocol.

384. Initiate protocol 364-B.

385. Verify priority clearance.

386. Recognize La Forge, theta-2997.

387. Acknowledged.

388. Power has been rerouted through auxiliary power distribution system,

389. code number 44762.

390. Now,

391. redirect transporter mode to the planetary sensor array.

392. Transporter mode has been redirected.

393. Verify that all record of these modifications

394. are being erased from each directory.

395. Affirmative. Erasure process is proceeding.

396. Sir, we are being hailed by Governor Vagh.

397. On-screen, Mr. Worf.

398. - Governor. - You astonish me, Picard.

399. Did you seriously believe you would succeed?

400. - Do you think we are blind? I don't understand.

401. We intercepted the weapons you tried to transport to the surface.

402. - Governor, I assure you... - Do not insult us both by denying it.

403. Maintain your position until further notice.

404. Do not attempt to leave orbit.

405. Klingon Attack Cruiser uncloaking, sir.

406. On-screen.

407. Two birds of prey approaching.

408. Sensors confirm an unauthorized transporter beam

409. at 1123 hours.

410. Do you know which transporter was used?

411. I'm not sure, captain.

412. Whoever did it apparently used the planetary array

413. to bypass the transport sensors.

414. - What about the transporter logs? - They're blank.

415. How many people on board are capable of this, Geordi?

416. I'm not even sure how it was done yet.

417. As soon as I find out, maybe I can give you an answer.

418. Not many, that's for sure.

419. Vagh is fully prepared to open fire on the Enterprise.

420. I've convinced him it would not be wise

421. to take any action without first consulting the High Council.

422. - How long do we have? - A few hours at most.

423. Mr. La Forge, your recommendations?

424. Well, it might be possible to locate the point of origin

425. by tracing power flows at the time of transport.

426. Make it so.

427. The primary plasma system

428. does not indicate a power drain from any of the transporters.

429. Then whoever used the transporter must have bypassed the primary feeds.

430. Tracking power from the secondary systems.

431. No surges to any of the transporters indicated.

432. Damn. Who could have pulled this off?

433. Try the life-support power flows.

434. No abnormal surges indicated.

435. Replicator waveguides?

436. There.

437. That's not a replicator energy pattern.

438. Trace it.

439. Cargo Bay Four.

440. La Forge to Worf. Security to Cargo Bay Four.

441. I've run a level one diagnostic.

442. As far as I can tell, the unit hasn't been tampered with.

443. This has to be the transfer point.

444. Perhaps the perpetrator reprogrammed

445. the memory chips, to erase any record.

446. You're talking about 30 or 40 chips

447. in half a dozen different control systems.

448. Which members of the crew could have accomplished that?

449. I think I could have done it if I put my mind to it.

450. The Chief, Data, Lieutenant Costa, that's about it.

451. Procedure requires that I ask each of you

452. where you were at 1123 hours.

453. Well I was with Keiko in the arboretum.

454. I was on the Bridge at my station.

455. I was in my quarters.

456. Was anyone with you?

457. No, I was alone. And Costa was on duty in engineering.

458. I'm sure he's got 20 witnesses.

459. Then there is someone on board who isn't what he or she seems to be.

460. Data, let's do a detailed scan on every chip in this assembly.

461. There's got to be some kind of trail we can follow.

462. The isolinear chips were definitely altered?

463. Programmed to erase all operator commands

464. once the transfer was complete.

465. What, were the chips erased? What evidence remains?

466. The erasures were complete.

467. However, an analysis of the subatomic structure

468. revealed an almost undetectable residual pattern.

469. In time, we may be able to reconstruct the perpetrator's authorization code.

470. Do you have any idea who's responsible?

471. No, sir.

472. Everyone with the necessary skills also has an alibi. Except for me, that is.

473. I was alone in my quarters at the time.

474. Then whoever did this must have been specially trained for the task.

475. Our forensic team is trying to identify anyone

476. who might have been in Cargo Bay Four today.

477. It's not gonna be easy.

478. There were a lot of people in and out of there.

479. Riker to Data. - Yes, commander.

480. Sensors have picked up another E-band emission.

481. Acknowledged. I will be there shortly.

482. E-band emission?

483. We have been picking up a curious intermittent blip.

484. Commander Riker has speculated

485. that it might be a Romulan transmission.

486. I am attempting to track its source.

487. Proceed. Thank you, Mr. La Forge.

488. We do not have much time, Picard.

489. Vagh is not noted for his patience.

490. Assure him that we are doing everything possible.

491. And.

492. Advise him that if necessary I will defend my ship.

493. With your permission, I will transport down to the planet.

494. Of course.

495. May I suggest that you issue an invitation

496. to Governor Vagh

497. to personally witness your ongoing investigation.

498. Do you think he will come?

499. I will do everything in my power to see that he does.

500. Qapla ', Picard.

501. Qapla', ambassador.

502. Aha.

503. Come in, Mr. La Forge.

504. Ah.

505. The investigation is moving faster than we expected.

506. You're in danger of being exposed.

507. I will transport to the surface, and when I return,

508. I'll have Governor Vagh with me.

509. Your captain and I will bring him to the cargo bay.

510. I want you to kill him there, in front of many witnesses.

511. Use a hand phaser.

512. When he is dead, you will claim that you acted

513. on behalf of Starfleet, in support of Kriosian independence.

514. I understand.

515. Mm.

516. La Forge to O'Brien.

517. O'Brien.

518. O'BRIEN Go ahead, commander. What can I do for you?

519. Uh...

520. Nothing.

521. Chief, I'm...

522. I'm sorry to disturb you.

523. I'm sorry.

524. Hi, doc.

525. Geordi, hi. What can I do for you?

526. Well, I just can't seem to get any sleep.

527. I was hoping you could give me something.

528. Sit down. Let's take a look.

529. You couldn't sleep at all?

530. I was restless.

531. Kept waking up.

532. Hmm. Would you take off your visor, please?

533. Sure.

534. Is there something on your mind?

535. No, I don't think so.

536. Well, everybody goes through these occasional bouts of insomnia.

537. There's probably nothing to worry about.

538. Let's just make sure that there's nothing physically wrong.

539. There's a minor vascular irregularity in the visual cortex.

540. A slight dilation of the blood vessels. It's nothing serious.

541. What about your visor?

542. Has it been giving you any problems lately?

543. Nothing out of the ordinary.

544. All the same, it might be a good idea to have it examined

545. when we get to Starbase 36 next month.

546. Okay.

547. In the meantime, I will get you a somnetic inducer

548. to put by your bed. It'll help you to sleep.

549. Thanks, doc.

550. I'm sure I'll be fine.

551. Energize.

552. Governor Vagh, thank you for coming.

553. You can thank Ambassador Kell.

554. I am here against my better judgment.

555. Captain, I think the first thing the governor should see

556. is the investigation underway in the cargo bay.

557. Of course.

558. From inside the Enterprise? You're sure?

559. The first and third E-band blips

560. were clearly generated on board the ship.

561. The second came from the planet's surface.

562. - Generated by what? - Unknown, sir.

563. Mr. Data, we have a known spy on board.

564. Now we have unexplained signals on board.

565. I think it's reasonable to assume that they're related somehow.

566. One could speculate that the E-band was being used as some form

567. of covert communication.

568. We need more than speculation, Mr. Data.

569. We need to know who, what, where, when and why.

570. - Or we may be going to war. Yes, sir.

571. Computer,

572. run an analysis of all known Romulan transmission formats,

573. all bands.

574. Identify any commonalities with displayed waveform.

575. No commonalities noted.

576. Does this waveform match that of any known communication format?

577. Negative.

578. Broaden search pattern beyond communications.

579. Does the waveform display conform to any natural phenomena,

580. cryptographic formats, or life form EM emissions?

581. The signal corresponds

582. to a delta-compressed wavelength spectrum

583. similar to human neural frequencies.

584. - As in a human brainwave pattern? Affirmative.

585. What kind of receiver would be capable of processing these signals?

586. A system designed to modify the electromagnetic spectrum

587. and carry those messages directly to the human brain.

588. Computer, link with the shuttle's on board system.

589. Access the isolinear storage assembly.

590. Scan all chips which contain mission logs.

591. - Note any discrepancies. No discrepancies noted.

592. Perform a level five diagnostic

593. on the shuttle's navigational and power systems.

594. The components specified

595. are all within normal tolerances.

596. My technicians have examined all of the ship's transporters, sir.

597. I can assure you, this is the only unit that has been tampered with.

598. Computer, scan the shuttle's structural integrity.

599. Sub-microscopic deformations

600. are present in the nose section and aft thrusters.

601. Probable cause of these variations?

602. The shuttle has been subjected to stress

603. consistent with a tractor beam.

604. Let me show you something.

605. All of our transporter containers are produced with a slight impurity

606. in the structural alloys which allows us to trace our materials

607. back to the exact...

608. - O'BRIEN: Commander La Forge? - What can I do for you, chief?

609. Could you take a look at the pattern buffers?

610. Considering what's happened, I'm not sure the control systems are reliable.

611. Sure.

612. Sure, let's take a look.

613. Computer,

614. I am reading anomalous variations

615. in the molecular structure of these memory chips.

616. - Please confirm. Analysis confirmed.

617. - Probable cause? Replication.

618. Compare these variations

619. with established Romulan replication patterns.

620. The patterns are identical.

621. And maybe we should run a level one diagnostic

622. on those phase transition coils.

623. Right, commander.

624. Data to La Forge.

625. Report, please. Geordi.

626. Please respond.

627. Computer, current location of Commander La Forge.

628. Cargo Bay Four.

629. Data to Lieutenant Worf.

630. Priority one.

631. Go ahead.

632. Take Commander La Forge into custody, immediately.

633. - Sir? - That is an order.

634. We're looking for DNA samples

635. by tracing the biochemical signatures,

636. we'll be able to determine who has been in this bay recently.

637. But how will it be possible to prove which one...

638. La Forge!

639. Mr. Worf, get him out of here.

640. Arming our enemies is not enough.

641. Now, the Federation would murder me to achieve its aims.

642. Governor, if I could explain this, I would.

643. I believe I can help, captain.

644. I have been able to determine that Commander La Forge

645. was abducted by Romulans en route to Risa.

646. It is likely that he was somehow forced to take part

647. in the plot to assassinate Governor Vagh.

648. I saw no evidence of Romulans.

649. We just witnessed him acting very much alone.

650. No, sir, you did not.

651. I do not believe the commander is acting of his own accord.

652. He has been receiving E-band signals through his visor.

653. Signals which are carrying direct commands to his brain.

654. I have surmised that Commander La Forge

655. was conditioned by Romulans,

656. a process referred to historically,

657. and somewhat inaccurately, as brainwashing.

658. But to what end?

659. Why would the Romulans want to kill me?

660. The Romulans have always wanted to destroy the alliance

661. between the Federation and the Klingons.

662. Had Mr. La Forge killed you, governor,

663. I think you would agree, they might have succeeded.

664. Who sent these signals?

665. - A cloaked Romulan ship? No, sir.

666. That is not possible.

667. The signals had to be transmitted within close proximity to the visor.

668. Are you suggesting that there was a Romulan accomplice

669. in close proximity to Mr. La Forge when he was receiving signals?

670. - Yes sir, I am. This Romulan accomplice,

671. who is he?

672. I have narrowed the list of possibilities to two people.

673. The only two people who were with Commander La Forge

674. all three times a transmission was recorded.

675. Captain Picard and Ambassador Kell.

676. One of them may be concealing an E-band transmitter.

677. If they would agree to be searched...

678. I am a Klingon.

679. An emissary of the High Council.

680. I will not submit

681. to being searched by you or anyone else on this ship.

682. I am forced to agree, captain.

683. We will take the ambassador with us, and search him ourselves.

684. Captain,

685. I believe it to be in all our best interest if I remain aboard.

686. I formally request asylum.

687. I will certainly grant you asylum

688. when you have been absolved of this crime.

689. But I remember everything.

690. Like, there was this one night at dinner,

691. we had this Andorian waiter, he couldn't get our orders right.

692. It did happen.

693. I remember being on Risa.

694. I know you do.

695. Just take that memory and put it aside for a moment.

696. And tell me everything you remember

697. about the shuttlecraft trip after you left the Enterprise.

698. Well, I was just trying to get in the mood. I, uh...

699. I played some music,

700. I talked to the computer.

701. You know what it's like on a long trip.

702. And when you saw the Romulan ship, did you try and call for help?

703. No, the first thing I did...

704. Wait a minute, that...

705. But that's...

706. It'll take time, Geordi.

707. A long time.

708. But we will reconstruct your memory... together.

709. I'm just not sure...

710. about anything.

711. Believe it or not, that's a good sign.

712. A beginning.

713. Now, let's go back to the shuttlecraft.

714. There was a Romulan ship, and the first thing you did was...