1. Captain's Log,
Stardate 46071.6.Copy !req
2. We have been called
to the aid of a transport shipCopy !req
3. which has been attacked
near Rekag-Seronia.Copy !req
4. Hostilities between
the two factions on that planetCopy !req
5. have intensified recentlyCopy !req
6. threatening an important
Federation shipping route.Copy !req
7. Captain, sensors have located
the transport ship.Copy !req
8. Two Rekag battle cruisers
are flanking it.Copy !req
9. Red Alert!Copy !req
10. Shields up.Copy !req
11. Phasers on line.Copy !req
12. Photon torpedoes
armed and ready.Copy !req
13. Is the transport
still under attack?Copy !req
14. The cruisers' weapons
are powered up...Copy !req
15. Sir, the Rekag ships
are turningCopy !req
16. and heading out
of sensor range.Copy !req
17. They don't want
to take on the Enterprise.Copy !req
18. We are now within
visual rangeCopy !req
19. of the transport, sir.Copy !req
20. On screen.Copy !req
21. Sensors indicate
damageCopy !req
22. to the Dorian's
subspace emitter.Copy !req
23. Audio communication
only, sir.Copy !req
24. Open a channel, Mr. Worf.Copy !req
25. Aye, sir.Copy !req
26. This is Captain Jean-Luc PicardCopy !req
27. of the Federation
Starship Enterprise.Copy !req
28. Captain Talmadge of the Dorian.Copy !req
29. Glad you're here.Copy !req
30. We took some shield damageCopy !req
31. from the Rekag ships,
but we're still intact.Copy !req
32. Do you have
any injuries?Copy !req
33. Can we assist you in any way?Copy !req
34. No injuries,
but I'd like permissionCopy !req
35. to transport
two of our passengersCopy !req
36. to your ship.Copy !req
37. Of course.Copy !req
38. We're conveying a mediator
to Seronia.Copy !req
39. I think he's the reason
the Rekags fired on us.Copy !req
40. traveled... negotiations...Copy !req
41. Captain, I'm losing you.Copy !req
42. Go ahead and beam
your passengers on board.Copy !req
43. Counselor, after you've seen
to their needsCopy !req
44. will you escort them
to my ready room.Copy !req
45. Yes, Captain.Copy !req
46. Cancel Red Alert.Copy !req
47. Mr. Worf, take
the weapons off-line.Copy !req
48. Aye, sir.Copy !req
49. I'm Counselor Deanna Troi.Copy !req
50. Ambassador Ves Alkar...Copy !req
51. and my mother,
Sev Maylor.Copy !req
52. Counselor, it's imperative
that I speak to the Captain.Copy !req
53. You think he's
attracted to youCopy !req
54. but he isn't.Copy !req
55. You offer him nothing.Copy !req
56. She's hasn't been
feeling well.Copy !req
57. Could she be taken
to quarters?Copy !req
58. Of course.Copy !req
59. Chief.Copy !req
60. I'll take you to Captain Picard.Copy !req
61. Mother, go with her.Copy !req
62. Don't pursue him.Copy !req
63. I won't have it.Copy !req
64. I'll stop you.Copy !req
65. Space, the final frontier.Copy !req
66. These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.Copy !req
67. Its continuing mission—Copy !req
68. to explore
strange new worldsCopy !req
69. to seek out new life
and new civilizationsCopy !req
70. to boldly go
where no one has gone before.Copy !req
71. I'm grateful for the
Federation's offer to escort meCopy !req
72. but if I arrive on Rekag-Seronia
on board the Enterprise—Copy !req
73. the armed flagship
of Starfleet—Copy !req
74. my mission as negotiator
of peace will be compromised.Copy !req
75. There must be
a Federation transport shipCopy !req
76. somewhere in the area
that could take me there.Copy !req
77. With all due respect...Copy !req
78. Admiral, to put the AmbassadorCopy !req
79. on board
another unarmed transportCopy !req
80. would be to invite
a second assault.Copy !req
81. I believe the attack on us
was an isolated incidentCopy !req
82. nothing more.Copy !req
83. Ambassador Alkar,
the Rekag-Seronia disputeCopy !req
84. has threatened Federation ships
for many months.Copy !req
85. We are grateful
that you are willingCopy !req
86. to undertake this mission
and you have our full support.Copy !req
87. Thank you, sir.Copy !req
88. However, we also recognize
that safety is an issue—Copy !req
89. not just yours,
but the crew that escorts you.Copy !req
90. To send you
on an unarmed transportCopy !req
91. puts everyone at risk.Copy !req
92. I think it best
if you proceed to Rekag-SeroniaCopy !req
93. aboard the Enterprise.Copy !req
94. Then I have no choice.Copy !req
95. Once you get to Rekag-SeroniaCopy !req
96. you can conduct your
negotiations as you see fit.Copy !req
97. Until then, you'll be in good
hands with Captain Picard.Copy !req
98. I understand, sir.Copy !req
99. Good luck,
and a successful journey.Copy !req
100. Picard
to Commander Riker.Copy !req
101. Yes, sir?Copy !req
102. Set a course for Seronia.Copy !req
103. Aye, sir.Copy !req
104. That will be
all for today.Copy !req
105. There will be another class
tomorrow at 0700 hours.Copy !req
106. The skills
are demanding.Copy !req
107. You're very
disciplined.Copy !req
108. I believe in a strong connection
between body and mind.Copy !req
109. You obviously share
the same convictions.Copy !req
110. Yes, I do.Copy !req
111. Only sometimes, my bodyCopy !req
112. has a problem conforming
to my mind's wishes.Copy !req
113. I would imagine that
your self-disciplineCopy !req
114. helps you in your work.Copy !req
115. I don't know about that.Copy !req
116. I think maybe my biggest
asset is patience.Copy !req
117. I'll let everyone talk
until they're exhaustedCopy !req
118. and, when I start, they're
too tired to argue.Copy !req
119. You're going to need
all your patience in Seronia.Copy !req
120. I can't imagine
how you're goingCopy !req
121. to get those two sides
talking to each other.Copy !req
122. Neither can I.Copy !req
123. I won't know that
until we get there.Copy !req
124. I tend to feel my way
through a situation.Copy !req
125. Deck nine.Copy !req
126. If I were empathic, like youCopy !req
127. I'd have a real advantage.Copy !req
128. I thought Lumerians
were empathic.Copy !req
129. Only with each other,
not other speciesCopy !req
130. so I don't have any ideaCopy !req
131. what you might
be feeling just now.Copy !req
132. Curiosity.Copy !req
133. What I sense from you
is very unusual—Copy !req
134. calmness, serenity, tranquility.Copy !req
135. You seem to embody
the very qualitiesCopy !req
136. that you hope to
draw out in others.Copy !req
137. Tell me, CounselorCopy !req
138. have you ever been involved
in diplomatic negotiations?Copy !req
139. Several times,
with Captain Picard.Copy !req
140. There have been instances
when having an empath alongCopy !req
141. has been helpful.Copy !req
142. I'm sure.Copy !req
143. I could use
some of that help.Copy !req
144. Would you come with me
when we reach Seronia?Copy !req
145. If the Captain
authorizes itCopy !req
146. of course I will.Copy !req
147. Good.Copy !req
148. I hope to see you again.Copy !req
149. You're late!Copy !req
150. Mother, I told you
that I'd be goneCopy !req
151. for over an hour.Copy !req
152. You're late because of her.Copy !req
153. Have you mated with him yet?Copy !req
154. What?Copy !req
155. That's what you want, isn't it?Copy !req
156. Mother...
please, come in.Copy !req
157. I can always tell—Copy !req
158. the ones with a certain
look in their eye.Copy !req
159. I'd better go.Copy !req
160. Mother, please...Copy !req
161. And I'll tell you this.Copy !req
162. If you do,
you'll regret itCopy !req
163. the rest of your life.Copy !req
164. Mother, come in, please.Copy !req
165. You should lie down.Copy !req
166. Come in.Copy !req
167. Hi.Copy !req
168. It's that time again.Copy !req
169. The dreaded crew
evaluation reports.Copy !req
170. Oh, does it have to be today?Copy !req
171. It's not going to be
any easier tomorrow.Copy !req
172. It might.Copy !req
173. What's wrong?Copy !req
174. I've just had
a disturbing encounterCopy !req
175. with Alkar's mother.Copy !req
176. She frightens me, Will.Copy !req
177. The feelings I
sense from herCopy !req
178. are malevolent.Copy !req
179. They're out of proportion.Copy !req
180. They're evil.Copy !req
181. Well, I know she's been
sick, and she's very old.Copy !req
182. She's probably senile.Copy !req
183. Who knows, we could all
end up that way someday.Copy !req
184. You're right.Copy !req
185. Okay, let's get through
these evaluationsCopy !req
186. and when we're doneCopy !req
187. I'm going to reward myself
with two ice cream sundaes.Copy !req
188. First, molecular biology.Copy !req
189. Lieutenant Jeffrey Fratis.Copy !req
190. Worf to Commander Riker.Copy !req
191. Go ahead.Copy !req
192. Can you report
to Ambassador Alkar's quarters?Copy !req
193. There is an emergency.Copy !req
194. We're on our way.Copy !req
195. 40 cc's inaprovaline.Copy !req
196. I'm sorry, Ambassador.Copy !req
197. She was ill.Copy !req
198. I never should have
brought her along.Copy !req
199. She was 93.Copy !req
200. She'd lived
a long life.Copy !req
201. I should be grateful
for that.Copy !req
202. Alkar, is there
anything I can do?Copy !req
203. Counselor, there's
a funeral meditation—Copy !req
204. part of our rituals.Copy !req
205. As an empathCopy !req
206. you're the only person
on boardCopy !req
207. who could perform it
with me.Copy !req
208. I'll be glad to help.Copy !req
209. This meditation is one
of our most sacred ceremonies.Copy !req
210. Hold the stone like this.Copy !req
211. Rohm gah, sevi rohm.Copy !req
212. Say after me.Copy !req
213. An end to grief...Copy !req
214. An end to grief...Copy !req
215. an end to pain...Copy !req
216. an end to pain...Copy !req
217. strength comes from love...Copy !req
218. strength comes from love...Copy !req
219. and courage from wisdom.Copy !req
220. and courage from wisdom.Copy !req
221. Thank you.Copy !req
222. Computer,
today's appointment calendar.Copy !req
223. 0900 hours, counseling session
with Ensign Janeway.Copy !req
224. 1000 hours,
counseling session...Copy !req
225. Cancel them.Copy !req
226. Cancel everything
till after lunch.Copy !req
227. Acknowledged.Copy !req
228. You wanted to
see me, Doctor?Copy !req
229. Yes, Captain.Copy !req
230. I'm sorry to bother you,
but I'm a little concerned.Copy !req
231. I haven't been
able to determine
the cause of death.Copy !req
232. She was elderly,
and Alkar said
she had been illCopy !req
233. but I found no evidence
of any disease.Copy !req
234. I did find abnormally
high levelsCopy !req
235. of neurotransmitter residue
in her cerebral cortex.Copy !req
236. What are you suggesting?Copy !req
237. I'd like to do
an autopsy.Copy !req
238. I've already
spoken to AlkarCopy !req
239. and he informs me
Lumerian custom forbids it.Copy !req
240. Could you speak
with him?Copy !req
241. You suspect that her deathCopy !req
242. poses some kind of threat
to the Enterprise?Copy !req
243. Well...Copy !req
244. No.Copy !req
245. Then we have no alternative
but to concur with his wishes.Copy !req
246. Deanna.Copy !req
247. Hello.Copy !req
248. Come in, please.Copy !req
249. I thought you might
like some companyCopy !req
250. if you're not too busy.Copy !req
251. Nothing that can't wait.Copy !req
252. Would you like
something to drink?Copy !req
253. No.Copy !req
254. I'd like you to talk to me.Copy !req
255. About?Copy !req
256. About you.Copy !req
257. I don't know anything
about youCopy !req
258. and I'd like to.Copy !req
259. There's very
little to know.Copy !req
260. I lead a very
simple life.Copy !req
261. What kind of woman
do you find attractive?Copy !req
262. Do you find me attractive?Copy !req
263. Extremely.Copy !req
264. And when you find
someone attractiveCopy !req
265. what do you usually do?Copy !req
266. That depends on
a lot of things.Copy !req
267. Is it really
so complicated?Copy !req
268. It can be.Copy !req
269. Well, perhaps
you overthink things.Copy !req
270. Deanna...Copy !req
271. Yes?Copy !req
272. I'm sorryCopy !req
273. if I led you
to believe...Copy !req
274. You are very beautiful...Copy !req
275. but our relationship
can't be like that.Copy !req
276. Deck four.Copy !req
277. Sir.Copy !req
278. Will.Copy !req
279. We were supposed to finish
the crew evaluation reports.Copy !req
280. Of course. Come in.Copy !req
281. Sir!Copy !req
282. As you were.Copy !req
283. Yes, sir.
Thank you, sir.Copy !req
284. I was just leaving.Copy !req
285. If there's
anything else I needCopy !req
286. I know where
to find you.Copy !req
287. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
288. Are you bothered
by his being here?Copy !req
289. Of course not.Copy !req
290. Good, because it's really
none of your business.Copy !req
291. I know that.Copy !req
292. I believe we were with
Lieutenant FratisCopy !req
293. in molecular biology.Copy !req
294. Why do I think
you're upset?Copy !req
295. I don't know.Copy !req
296. Could we just continue
with the evaluation?Copy !req
297. Will, remember who
you're talking to.Copy !req
298. You are bothered,
I can tell.Copy !req
299. Deanna, I'm sorry I intruded.Copy !req
300. When you're ready to work,
why don't you give me a call?Copy !req
301. I will.Copy !req
302. Captain's Log,
Stardate 46073.6.Copy !req
303. We have arrived
without incidentCopy !req
304. at Rekag-Seronia
where two membersCopy !req
305. of Ambassador Alkar's
delegation have been waiting.Copy !req
306. They have joined us
to report on the situationCopy !req
307. in the capital city.Copy !req
308. Things have
deteriorated steadily.Copy !req
309. Rekag sympathizers
in outlying districtsCopy !req
310. have attacked
several towns.Copy !req
311. But I was
under the impressionCopy !req
312. that there was
a cease-fire agreement.Copy !req
313. Oh, it was broken before
it went into effect.Copy !req
314. A Rekag shuttle strayed
into Seronian spaceCopy !req
315. and was destroyed
by fighter craft.Copy !req
316. Naturally,
the Rekags retaliated.Copy !req
317. There's been fighting
ever since.Copy !req
318. If they would just
sit down with me...Copy !req
319. The Rekags won't go into
Seronian territory for talksCopy !req
320. and the Seronians
won't go to Rekag.Copy !req
321. In the meantime, they fight.Copy !req
322. Ambassador, the situation
sounds so volatile.Copy !req
323. Perhaps
a cooling-off period...Copy !req
324. These people need an end
to the fighting now.Copy !req
325. To delay a week,
even a few daysCopy !req
326. could cost
thousands of lives.Copy !req
327. Then I would recommendCopy !req
328. that we ask both sides
if they would agreeCopy !req
329. to meet in
the city of Darthen.Copy !req
330. Why Darthen?Copy !req
331. It's a coastal city.Copy !req
332. It has been neutral
throughout the conflict.Copy !req
333. Both Seronians
and Rekag loyalists live there.Copy !req
334. It might be acceptable
as a compromise.Copy !req
335. Contact their leaders.Copy !req
336. If they will meet
me in DarthenCopy !req
337. I will join them
there tomorrow.Copy !req
338. I know it must be
my imaginationCopy !req
339. but it seems as though
Lieutenant PinderCopy !req
340. just doesn't want me
in his section.Copy !req
341. What makes you
think that?Copy !req
342. He's so critical.Copy !req
343. I can't ever do anything
to please himCopy !req
344. and I try, Counselor.Copy !req
345. I try to make sure
there's nothingCopy !req
346. he could find
fault with.Copy !req
347. Give me an example
of what you mean.Copy !req
348. Well, yesterdayCopy !req
349. I was running
routine diagnosticsCopy !req
350. on the sensor pallets.Copy !req
351. They checked outCopy !req
352. but Lieutenant Pinder
questioned meCopy !req
353. because I'd allowed
a.023 variance.Copy !req
354. That's well within
specifications.Copy !req
355. He goes out of his way
to criticize me.Copy !req
356. Do you know of any reason
why he might do that?Copy !req
357. No. That's why I'm here.Copy !req
358. Well, maybe he's just tired
of hearing you complain.Copy !req
359. Pardon me?Copy !req
360. I know I'm certainly tired
of it.Copy !req
361. How do you think it feels
to sit and listenCopy !req
362. to someone whine about
themselves all the time?Copy !req
363. I didn't realize I was...Copy !req
364. This isn't
Starfleet Academy.Copy !req
365. You're not going
to be coddled.Copy !req
366. If you can't take it hereCopy !req
367. then you might think
about a transport ship.Copy !req
368. There's a lot
less pressure there.Copy !req
369. But I love being
on the Enterprise.Copy !req
370. I don't want to be
anywhere else.Copy !req
371. If you aren't up to it, then
you don't deserve to be hereCopy !req
372. isn't that right?Copy !req
373. I guess so.Copy !req
374. So you'd better take ahold
of yourselfCopy !req
375. or be prepared for transfer.Copy !req
376. I will, Counselor.Copy !req
377. Thank you.Copy !req
378. Glad I could help.Copy !req
379. Yeah, here we go.Copy !req
380. Biofilter log
on Sev Maylor.Copy !req
381. Geordi, could this
log have been damagedCopy !req
382. in any way?Copy !req
383. I don't think so.
Why do you ask?Copy !req
384. There's a discrepancy
between the logCopy !req
385. and the tricorder readings I
took just three days later.Copy !req
386. The tricorder shows massive
physiological deteriorationCopy !req
387. compared with her condition
when she beamed aboard.Copy !req
388. I find it hard to believeCopy !req
389. that so much damage
could have occurredCopy !req
390. in such a short
period of time.Copy !req
391. Well, I can run a diagnostic
on the biofilter systemCopy !req
392. and your tricorder.Copy !req
393. Thanks. Of course,
the best wayCopy !req
394. to get the
information I needCopy !req
395. would be to do
an autopsy.Copy !req
396. Ambassador, we've
received wordCopy !req
397. from the Seronian and
the Rekag delegates.Copy !req
398. They've agreed
to meet with youCopy !req
399. in Darthen tomorrow.Copy !req
400. Thank you, Commander.Copy !req
401. Counselor Troi has
altered her appearance.Copy !req
402. Am I interrupting?Copy !req
403. Hello, Counselor.Copy !req
404. You want himCopy !req
405. I can tellCopy !req
406. but you have nothing
to give him.Copy !req
407. Deanna, could I talk
to you in private...?Copy !req
408. And you, you're
envious of him.Copy !req
409. You pretend to support himCopy !req
410. but secretly
you want him to fail.Copy !req
411. That's not so.Copy !req
412. Please...Copy !req
413. You must return
to your quarters.Copy !req
414. I won't. I want to be
here with you.Copy !req
415. Ambassador!Copy !req
416. The Counselor and I
are needed on the Bridge.Copy !req
417. Of course, Commander.Copy !req
418. I don't know what you thought
you were doing in thereCopy !req
419. but you were
way out of line.Copy !req
420. Deck nine.Copy !req
421. All right, Deanna, just
what the hell is all this?Copy !req
422. Imzadi...Copy !req
423. do you still care
about me?Copy !req
424. Of course I
care about you.Copy !req
425. I'm worried about you.Copy !req
426. What's all this?Copy !req
427. Don't you think
I'm attractive?Copy !req
428. This just isn't you.Copy !req
429. Oh... oh, it is.Copy !req
430. You want me, don't you?Copy !req
431. Deanna...Copy !req
432. I need you.Copy !req
433. What is this?Copy !req
434. Please!Copy !req
435. Come in.Copy !req
436. Deanna, I'm leaving
for the surface.Copy !req
437. You said
you'd take me with you.Copy !req
438. I know,
but that's not possible now.Copy !req
439. You said I'd be helpful.Copy !req
440. You needed me.Copy !req
441. And I still do.Copy !req
442. You've done so much for me.Copy !req
443. Then take me.Copy !req
444. Don't leave me here.Copy !req
445. Is Liva going with you?Copy !req
446. She's been on
Seronia for weeks.Copy !req
447. She knows the people,
the situation.Copy !req
448. She wants to take you
away from me.Copy !req
449. DeannaCopy !req
450. you are my anchor.Copy !req
451. I need you more than you
could possibly realize.Copy !req
452. Do you understand?Copy !req
453. I need you hereCopy !req
454. making it possible
for me to do my work.Copy !req
455. I won't let her have you!Copy !req
456. I'll stop her!Copy !req
457. I will go with you!Copy !req
458. Take me with you!Copy !req
459. Please, Alkar!Copy !req
460. Don't leave me!Copy !req
461. Don't do this!Copy !req
462. No!Copy !req
463. You wouldn't have
recognized her.Copy !req
464. Her dressCopy !req
465. her hair...
everything about her wa...Copy !req
466. I'm closer to Deanna
than I've ever been to anyoneCopy !req
467. and last night, she was someone
that I had never seen before.Copy !req
468. And you don't know
of anythingCopy !req
469. that might have caused her
to behave like that?Copy !req
470. No. I've thought
and thought about it.Copy !req
471. I don't have an answer.Copy !req
472. Computer, location
of Counselor Troi.Copy !req
473. Deck six, corridor B.Copy !req
474. Let's go.Copy !req
475. Ambassador, I came to alert
you that the RekagsCopy !req
476. and the Seronians
are in disagreementCopy !req
477. about the seating arrangements
at the conference table.Copy !req
478. I'm not surprised.Copy !req
479. The good news howeverCopy !req
480. is that the cease-fire
seems to be holding.Copy !req
481. And that is by far
the best news.Copy !req
482. Thank you, Captain.Copy !req
483. Chief.Copy !req
484. Will you take me with you?Copy !req
485. Deanna.Copy !req
486. Deanna, I already
told you...Copy !req
487. I won't let her have you.Copy !req
488. Security to
Transporter Room Two.Copy !req
489. Don't try and stop me!Copy !req
490. No!Copy !req
491. Let go!Copy !req
492. It's nothing.Copy !req
493. It's superficial.Copy !req
494. What happened to Deanna?Copy !req
495. All of the systems
in her bodyCopy !req
496. have elevated readings.Copy !req
497. Take her to Sick Bay.Copy !req
498. I want to see you
in Sick Bay, too.Copy !req
499. Captain, perhaps we should delay
transporting to the surface.Copy !req
500. No.Copy !req
501. You should proceed
with your mission.Copy !req
502. Very well.Copy !req
503. Chief, transport them
to the planet's surface.Copy !req
504. Aye, sir.Copy !req
505. We'll have
to sedate her.Copy !req
506. 20 cc's melorazine.Copy !req
507. Yes, Doctor.Copy !req
508. How's it feeling?Copy !req
509. It's a little stiff,
but it'll be fine.Copy !req
510. It'll disappear
in a day or two.Copy !req
511. Dr. Crusher.Copy !req
512. I think you should see
these readings, Doctor.Copy !req
513. Her neurotransmitter levels
are 300% above normal.Copy !req
514. If you remember,
I found extremely high levelsCopy !req
515. of neurotransmitter residue
in Alkar's mother.Copy !req
516. Could Deanna have picked up
some disease from her?Copy !req
517. I don't know.Copy !req
518. I need to do that autopsy.Copy !req
519. I don't care about the customs
of Alkar's people.Copy !req
520. I need to find out
if there's a connectionCopy !req
521. between what killed Maylor
and what's happening to Troi.Copy !req
522. Picard to Lieutenant Worf.Copy !req
523. Worf here, Captain.Copy !req
524. Mr. Worf, contact
Ambassador Alkar.Copy !req
525. I need to speak with him.Copy !req
526. DoctorCopy !req
527. neural energy is now
340% above normal.Copy !req
528. Captain, Ambassador Alkar
is at the negotiation tableCopy !req
529. and cannot be disturbed.Copy !req
530. Proceed with
the autopsy.Copy !req
531. Medical Log, Stardate 46075.1.Copy !req
532. I have performed an autopsy
on Alkar's motherCopy !req
533. but instead
of answering our questionsCopy !req
534. the results have created
an even deeper mystery.Copy !req
535. I don't have
any explanation for this.Copy !req
536. When I examined Maylor's bodyCopy !req
537. I found her heart, her lungs,
her skeletal structureCopy !req
538. most of the systems in her bodyCopy !req
539. were those of a 30 year old.Copy !req
540. But how could that be?Copy !req
541. We both saw the woman.Copy !req
542. That's not all.Copy !req
543. I compared Maylor
and Alkar's DNA.Copy !req
544. I don't know who that woman wasCopy !req
545. but she was definitely
not his mother.Copy !req
546. Deanna's condition
is deteriorating rapidly.Copy !req
547. She could die.Copy !req
548. There are questions
that only Alkar can answer.Copy !req
549. Picard to Lieutenant Worf.Copy !req
550. Worf here, Captain.Copy !req
551. Meet me in Transporter Room Two.Copy !req
552. We're going down to the surface.Copy !req
553. Aye, sir.Copy !req
554. No, she wasn't my mother.Copy !req
555. And she wasn't
93 years old.Copy !req
556. Captain, did you
perform an autopsyCopy !req
557. against my wishes?Copy !req
558. Yes, for a very
good reason.Copy !req
559. Counselor Deanna Troi
is in Sick Bay, dying.Copy !req
560. Dr. Crusher doesn't know
the cause of her conditionCopy !req
561. but I believe you do.Copy !req
562. Alkar, we need you.Copy !req
563. The Rekags have withdrawn
some of their concessionsCopy !req
564. and the Seronians
are threateningCopy !req
565. to break off the talks.Copy !req
566. I'll be right there.Copy !req
567. But...Copy !req
568. They've been arguing
for hours in there.Copy !req
569. It seems hopeless.Copy !req
570. But now, when
expectations are lowestCopy !req
571. now is the moment
I can be most effective.Copy !req
572. If I am focused, centered,
free of disquieting thoughtsCopy !req
573. I can turn these
factions toward peace.Copy !req
574. Alkar...
Hear me out, Captain.Copy !req
575. It's important you understand.Copy !req
576. You see, I
discovered long agoCopy !req
577. I had the ability to channel
my darker thoughts—Copy !req
578. my unwanted emotions— to
others,Copy !req
579. leaving
me unencumbered.Copy !req
580. Is this what you've been doing
to Counselor Troi?Copy !req
581. I hadn't planned it.Copy !req
582. I'd expected Maylor to live
through the negotiation.Copy !req
583. Her death could not
have been more untimely.Copy !req
584. So then, you deliberately
used Deanna.Copy !req
585. She's an empath.Copy !req
586. I was reasonably certainCopy !req
587. I could establish
a link with herCopy !req
588. and frankly, I was amazedCopy !req
589. when I saw how
quickly she'd aged.Copy !req
590. Usually my receptacles
survive for years.Copy !req
591. Receptacles?Copy !req
592. Oh, come now, Captain.Copy !req
593. Surely you can see
there's a broader canvas here.Copy !req
594. If I came to these peace talks
hindered by unwanted emotionsCopy !req
595. then the Rekags
and SeroniansCopy !req
596. would be condemned
to go on fighting.Copy !req
597. You cannot explain away
a wantonly immoral actCopy !req
598. because you think
that it is connectedCopy !req
599. to some higher purpose.Copy !req
600. Captain, do you know
how many people have diedCopy !req
601. on this planet
in the last 48 hours?Copy !req
602. Thousands.Copy !req
603. Deanna Troi
is just one individual.Copy !req
604. That does not justify
brutalizing herCopy !req
605. nor any of the others
you have used.Copy !req
606. Ask the Seronian
and Rekag childrenCopy !req
607. who go to bed each night
in fear of their lives.Copy !req
608. Captain, I get
no payment.Copy !req
609. I have no power base,
no agenda.Copy !req
610. I am willing to risk my life
simply to help others.Copy !req
611. Do you think that makes you
appear courageous?Copy !req
612. Because you're mistaken.Copy !req
613. You're a coward, Alkar.Copy !req
614. You exploit
the innocentCopy !req
615. because you're unwilling
to shoulder the burdensCopy !req
616. of unpleasant emotions.Copy !req
617. Well, this timeCopy !req
618. you will be held accountable.Copy !req
619. I'm taking you back
to the EnterpriseCopy !req
620. to release Counselor Troi.Copy !req
621. I have no intention
of releasing her now, or ever.Copy !req
622. AlkarCopy !req
623. everything is falling apart.Copy !req
624. You have to come now.Copy !req
625. If you'll excuse me, Captain.Copy !req
626. Mr. Wor...Copy !req
627. I'm needed.Copy !req
628. You and your security chief
will leave.Copy !req
629. Lock onto Alkar's signal
and bring him on board.Copy !req
630. Captain, I am sure
the SeroniansCopy !req
631. have reactivated
their security field.Copy !req
632. Then work with Mr. La Forge
to find a way to break through.Copy !req
633. I want that man
on this ship.Copy !req
634. Aye, sir.
I'll be in Sick Bay.Copy !req
635. If Alkar is flooding her
with this psychic wasteCopy !req
636. that would explain the high
level of neurotransmitters.Copy !req
637. All these negative emotions
pouring into herCopy !req
638. have caused a
chemical response
in her brain.Copy !req
639. Isn't there something
you can do to counteract it?Copy !req
640. Enzymic decontaminantsCopy !req
641. would be able to reduce
the level of neurotransmittersCopy !req
642. but I can't make any headwayCopy !req
643. unless Alkar stops
what he's doing.Copy !req
644. He has no intention
of stopping.Copy !req
645. He feels perfectly
justifiedCopy !req
646. in using her
until she dies.Copy !req
647. Then Deanna has to die.Copy !req
648. In order to save
DeannaCopy !req
649. Alkar has to break his link
with herCopy !req
650. and the only way
he can only do thatCopy !req
651. is if she's no longer
an adequate receptacle.Copy !req
652. When Maylor died, Alkar turned
immediately to Deanna.Copy !req
653. If Deanna dies
and he breaks
the link with herCopy !req
654. then he will choose
someone elseCopy !req
655. possibly someone
from his own delegation.Copy !req
656. Wait a minute—
you're talking about
killing Deanna.Copy !req
657. I'll be able
to resuscitate her, WillCopy !req
658. as long as it's not more
than 30 minutesCopy !req
659. but the big question is
will that be enough time?Copy !req
660. Alkar has to establish
a link with someone elseCopy !req
661. before we revive DeannaCopy !req
662. or else he might
turn back to her.Copy !req
663. We must bear in mindCopy !req
664. that we'll be putting
his next victim at risk.Copy !req
665. I want every possible
security measure takenCopy !req
666. to protect that person.Copy !req
667. How will you...?Copy !req
668. I'll give her a hypospray
of dylamadon.Copy !req
669. It's the gentlest way.Copy !req
670. Proceed, Doctor.Copy !req
671. Well, my friendCopy !req
672. an era of bloodshed and conflict
appears to be over.Copy !req
673. Alkar...!Copy !req
674. What is it?Copy !req
675. I'm fine...Copy !req
676. just a little light-headed.Copy !req
677. You're exhausted.Copy !req
678. Do you want a doctor?Copy !req
679. No, no, of course not.Copy !req
680. Enterprise to Ambassador Alkar.Copy !req
681. Respond, sir.Copy !req
682. I'm here, Captain.Copy !req
683. Ambassador, you must return
to the Enterprise immediately.Copy !req
684. Counselor Troi is dying.Copy !req
685. We are prepared to transport you
from the surfaceCopy !req
686. whether you come willingly
or not.Copy !req
687. There are security
force fieldsCopy !req
688. protecting
us, Captain.Copy !req
689. They won't protect you
any longer.Copy !req
690. Transporter Room Two,
prepare to energize.Copy !req
691. We're ready, Captain.Copy !req
692. Computer, make a note.Copy !req
693. Death occurred
at 1430 hoursCopy !req
694. from respiratory
and renal failure.Copy !req
695. Will you wait for me
in my quarters?Copy !req
696. Of course.Copy !req
697. It's a tragic lossCopy !req
698. but her death had a purpose.Copy !req
699. I intend
to make certainCopy !req
700. that you answer
for what you have done.Copy !req
701. Your own Federation Council
has promised meCopy !req
702. a safe and timely passage
back to my planet.Copy !req
703. I expect you to honor that,
Captain.Copy !req
704. How much longer
do we have?Copy !req
705. Three minutes
and 40 seconds.Copy !req
706. Transporter Room Two,
I want you to lockCopy !req
707. onto the young woman in
Ambassador Alkar's quarters.Copy !req
708. We may have to transport
her out of there.Copy !req
709. Yes, Captain.Copy !req
710. Mr. Worf, I want youCopy !req
711. to station yourself
outside her quarters.Copy !req
712. Aye, sir.Copy !req
713. She helped me so much.Copy !req
714. Without her, I couldn't have
accomplished what I did.Copy !req
715. I'm so sorry.Copy !req
716. Is there anything I can do?Copy !req
717. Yes.Copy !req
718. There is something.Copy !req
719. If we could share
the funeral meditation...Copy !req
720. We have a minute
and a half left.Copy !req
721. Prepare a hypospray
of cordrazine.Copy !req
722. We'll use that in conjunction
with the cortical stimulators.Copy !req
723. Yes, Doctor.Copy !req
724. Rohm gah...Copy !req
725. sevi rohm...Copy !req
726. rohm gah.Copy !req
727. Rohm gah...Copy !req
728. sevi rohm...Copy !req
729. rohm gah.Copy !req
730. We can't wait any longer.Copy !req
731. Release the stasis field.Copy !req
732. Yes, Doctor.Copy !req
733. 10 cc's cordrazine.Copy !req
734. Cortical stimulators.Copy !req
735. Now.Copy !req
736. An end...Copy !req
737. an end to pain...Copy !req
738. An end to pain...Copy !req
739. Again.Copy !req
740. She has a pulse.Copy !req
741. Blood pressure climbing.Copy !req
742. 90 over 40.Copy !req
743. Cortical activity
approaching normal levels.Copy !req
744. Let's neutralize
the neurotransmitters.Copy !req
745. Initiate
decontamination sequence.Copy !req
746. Levels are dropping,
Doctor.Copy !req
747. Down to 420% above normal.Copy !req
748. 390%...Copy !req
749. Picard
to Transporter Room Three.Copy !req
750. Not yet.Copy !req
751. We won't know
if it's workingCopy !req
752. till the levels
are below 300%.Copy !req
753. Alkar!Copy !req
754. Alkar, what's wrong?Copy !req
755. Neurotransmitter levels
are down to 310%...Copy !req
756. 290%.Copy !req
757. Now.Copy !req
758. Picard to Transporter
Room Three, energize.Copy !req
759. Let me go!Copy !req
760. Neurotransmitter levels
are down to 230%.Copy !req
761. Worf to Captain Picard.Copy !req
762. Ambassador Alkar is dead.Copy !req
763. Will...Copy !req
764. Beverly thinks Alkar
must have beenCopy !req
765. at a susceptible point
in the meditation ceremonyCopy !req
766. when he was vulnerable.Copy !req
767. Then the flow of
negative emotionsCopy !req
768. and feelings were reversed
back to him somehow.Copy !req
769. That's our guess.Copy !req
770. Like a man
with no immune systemCopy !req
771. he wasn't able to handle
the overload.Copy !req
772. And Liva?Copy !req
773. She seems to be fine.Copy !req
774. He wasn't able to establish
a link on her.Copy !req
775. Looking back on
the past few daysCopy !req
776. it's as though I'm looking
at a holodeck projectionCopy !req
777. of someone else.Copy !req
778. That's how it seemed
to all of us.Copy !req
779. Thanks for sticking by me.Copy !req
780. I always will...Copy !req
781. even when you're
old and gray.Copy !req