bailey, lock phasers! phasers locked on target, sir. at point-blank range ananclosing. captain's lolo stardate 1514.0. the cube has been destroyed. ship's damage--minor. but my next decision--major. nothing, captain. no contacts, no objects in any direction. care to speculate on what we'll find if we go on ahead? speculate? no. logically, we'll discover the intelligence which sent out the cube. intelligence different from ours or superior? probably both. and if you're asking the logical decision to make-- no, i'm not. has it occurred to you that there's a certain...inefficiency in constantly questioning me on things you've already made up your mind about? it gives me ememional security. navigator, set a course ahead. engage. warp one, sir. mr. bailey-- phaser crews were sluggish. you were slow in locking them into your directional beam. helmsman, engineering decks could have been faster, too. program a series of simulated attacks and evasion maneuvers. keep repeating the exercise until we're proficient, gentlemen. yes, sir. yes, sir. your timing is lousy, jim. your men

secondary target now moving beyond our phaser lock. put phasers on standby, mr. sulu. a serious breach of orders, captain. and i'll make them clear to you... in my own good time. captain, i have the leader on the halkan council waiting on channel "b." it is useless to resist us. we do not resist you. you have 12 hours to consider your position. 12 years, captain kirk, or 12,000-- we are ethically compelled to deny your demand for our dilithium crystals, we will level your planet and take what we want. that is destruction. you will die as a race. to preserve what we are. we will not argue. 12 hours. no more. close communications. turn phasers off. aye, sir. 12 hours, captain? that is unprecedented. i shall be in my quarters. lieutenant uhura. [beep beep] captain. you have placed yourself in a most grave position. this conduct must be reported. you're at liberty to do so, mr. spock. deck five, sir? so you die, captain, and we all move up in rank. no one will question the assassination of a captain ? ? if you're on medicare, remember, open enrollment is here. the time to

lock phasers on target. dukat! at least lock on to the underside of their hull. it's their weakest spot. you heard the major. target set. their shields were down and we didn't penetrate their hull. divert all power to forward sheilds. aye, sir. they've gone to warp. well... lucky for us. i suppose from their point of view... there's no honor in destroying a worthless freighter. n operating behind our lines with impunity. someone has got to stop them. (sighs) someone else. how close is the nearest cardassian warship? probably in the dopa system somewhere. that's almost three days away. by the time they get here the klingons will be long gone. we can go after the klingons. a moment a a you were advising caution. bebeuse a moment ago we were in no position to fight back. i have no intention of letting them get away with what they did. now, you said scanners showed that the outpost disruptors were disabled not destroyed, right? correct. dukat, do you think you'd be able to repair i doubt we could lure the klingons back totohe outpost. maybe not, but there's no reason

they've locked phasers. hard to port! involve two parties discussing something? why not give you some say? or let your driving do the talking. liberty mutual righttrack? finally puts you in control. with savings of up to 30%, with an initial discount just for signing up. take control of your rates. liberty stands with you?. liberty mutual insurance. ( screams ) inside! we don't stand a chance in the open. we may not be safe in here. why do they not come? give them time. watch our backs, commander. we're moving to the command center. can you walk? faster than you can. let me take a look at this. i'm all right, captain. i've had worse transporter burns. where's the medkit? t'lor had it. i don't need it, sir. i'll be all right. we have to stop the bleeding. i'll take care of that. ( groans ) transpororr burn. "i'm all right, captain." always kissing up to the officers you're my hero. ( cloth rips ) hey! i have to get to the wound. but this is my best uniform. it's the only one that fits right. don't worry. when we get back we'll have garak make you a new one. how lo

they've locked phasers on us. power to forward shields. forward shields, on line. lock target. targeting scanners... synchronized. fire! sisko: helm, bring us about. one momo to go. sir, this one's making another run for the planet. i don't get it. they've already poisoned the atmosphere. more speed. engine room, bridge. more speed. they've disabled the transport. it's losing power. it's going down. can we beam the crew off? we're ououof transporter range. incoming transmission. well, javert... let's see how deep your obsession with me is. you've got me. i can't outrun or outfight thedefiant,but.t... if you come after me, you'll have to pay a price-- you'll have to let all those helpless cardassians spiral down to their deaths. the choice is yours. how long do they have? two minutes to impact. not much time. probably take you at least a minute to get back to the planet. they're just cardassians. (sighs) helm, bring us about. we've towed the transport ship out of the planet's gravitational pull. the cardassians can limp their way home in a day or two. les miserables? you know it

phaser banks. well, that ought to do it. have mr. sulu lock all phaser banks onto the structure. fire on my order only. and cut it fine. we'll be standing nearby. captain, i would recommend a discreet distance. i'd love to oblige you, mr. spock but we're not all together. the source of his power, i want to know where he is when we attack it. bones, do you think that mysterious organ in apollo's chest could have something to do with the transmission of energy? it doesn't serve any other purpose i know of. captain, we've got to wait until carolyn comes back before we fire on the temple. we don't know what would happen to her if he were suddenly attacked. she might get killed. yes, i know. i know. scotty, we'll wait. i must say, apollo... the way you ape human behavior is remarkable, but there are some other things i must know-- your evolutionary patterns and your social development. my what? i'm sure they're unique. i've never encountered a specimen like you before. i am apollo. i've chosen you. your work? i'm a scientist. my particular specialty is ancient civilizations, relics, a

i have phaser lock. fire. we damaged them, but not much. we'd seen them do this cloak- and-run maneuver a few times we have them now. come to course 185 mark 278. stand by quantum torpedoes, full spread. aye, sir. i ran a quick sensor sweep then i reported. i picking up a tachyon surge directly ahead. fire. sisko: when did you realize it wasn't a bird of prey? as soon as it exploded. oh, my god. we were all stunned. i scanned for survivors, but there were none. i stand by his decision. is there any question in your mind about his motives? no, sir. i've known commander worf for nine years. he's an honorable man. he would never intentionally fire on an unarmed ship. thank you, chief. i'm curious, chief. do you agree with it? i completely support it. that's not my question. do you agree with his decision? i wasn't in command. it's not my place to question his judgment. what if you were in command? what would you have done? i don't know. chief, how many years have you been in starfleet? twenty-two. i couldn't even guess. try. 100, 150. for the

phaser banks. lock on. return fire. maintain firing range. 100% dispersal pattern. captain, the other ship doesn't register. only drifting debris. we got him. all hands, maintain general alert. hold battle stations. damage report, mr. spock. minor, captain. we were most fortunate. blast damage in decks 10 and 11. minor buckling in the anti-matter pods. casualties are light. maintain surveillance, mr. sulu. no contact, captain. he blew up, all right. well, we've been anticipating an attack. i'd say what we've just experienced very nearly qualifies. automatic all-points relay from starfleet command, captain. code 1. well, there it is-- war. we didn't want it, but we've got it. curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. war or not, we've still got a job to do-- denying organia to the klingons. with the outbreak of hostilities, that might not be easy. aye, aye, sir. negotiating with the organians will be time-consuming, captain. and time is the one thing we'll have the least of. well, we won't get it by talking about it, mr. spock. the tri

phaser brinks charged. lock target. worf: locked. sisko: it's over, eddington. why don't you surrender your vessel and prepare to be boarded? it's a tempting offefe but i have other plans. the neutrino readings are e ssipating. it's not a ship. it's an unmanned probe set to transmit a false warp signature. he wanted to lure us here. why? he's up to something. outside the plasma fields. helm, bring us about. get us out of here. engines at full impulse. hard to port. full thrusters. cocose 180 mark zero. sir, chief o'brien doesn't recommend increasing velocity through ththplasma fields. objection noted. now get me morespeed. engine room, bridge. more speed. kira: sir, picking up a distress signal. it's the starshipmalinche. they've been ambushed by the marquis.

we've disabled the locking mechanism. narrow your phaser beams to cut through the ininr seal. inadvisable. give me a hand. oh. right. there's s ough here to wipe out subspace across half the quadrant. i'i' order the away teams back tovoyager and target this facility with the gravimetric charge. it won't be enough. we'll have to go with our borg option. ensign. yes, captain turn to thship. tell commander chakotay to help seven complete the harmonic chamber. we'll have to transport omega directly to the ship. that means we'll have to shut down this containment field. let's hope we never do. a curious statement from a woman of science. i'm also a woman who occasionally knono when to quit. take another look at your tricorder. omega's too dangerous. i won't risk half the quadrant to satisfy our curiosity. it's arrogant and it's irresponsible. l frontier has some boundaries that shouldn't be crossed... and we're looking at one. we don't need to destroy the molecules. i believe i've found a way to stabilize them. the alien in sick bay calibrated bor his containment field using omega'

phasers are gone. i checked. that's locked. ohh. oh, does my head ache. the natural result of being subjected to a hypersonic. oh. is that what it was? sound waves. stronger, they might have killed. as it was, they merely rendered us unconscious. enough analysis. let's think of a way to get out of here. what about the lawgivers' inability to cope with the unexpected? you shouldn't depend on that happening again, captain. in a society as well organized as this one seems to be, interesting, however-- their reaction to your defiance was remarkably similar to the reaction of a computer when fed insufficient or contradictory data. are you suggesting that the lawgivers are mere computers, that... they aren't human? quite human, captain. it's simply that all the facts are not yet in. there are gaps. [door opens] doc. how-- hello, friend. we were told to wait here. doc. can i help you, friend? we all know one another in landru. like sulu. think, man. the enterprise. the ship. remember? you speak very strangely, friend. are you from away? you do remember! ask land

locked in on what appears to be a main deck. air sample? breathable. in fact, a slightly higher oxygen content than our own. communicator... phaser weapon. thank you, scotty. ready, doctor? no, but you won't let that stop you. bend low, gentlemen. it reads pretty cramped over therere ready to transport. it's a...dummy. a puppet of some kind. i'm balok. welcome aboard. i'm captain kirk. and mccoy and bailey. sit. be comfortable. go ahead. be seated. i hope you relish it as much as i. commander balok... i know, i know. a thousand questions. but first, the tranya. gentlemen. ahh... commander, that puppet... my alter ego, so to speak. in your culture, you must admit he's effective. you would never have been frightened by me. and i thought my distress signal quite clever. it was a pleasure testing you. testing us? i see. i had to discover your real intentions. but you probed our memory banks. your records could have been a deception on your part. and your crew? i have no crew, doctor. i run everything, this entire complex, from this small ship. but i miss company. conversation. even a aalien would be welcome. perhaps one of your men for some

computer, lock onto my coordinates and initiate a site-to-site transport. main engineering. seven? i'm sorry. we've got phaser fire in engineering. janeway to security. computer, erect a level ten force field around engineering. seven's tapping into the engine manifold. she's trying to shut down impulse drive. bridge... she has erected another force field. it will require several minutes to deactivate it. where is she exactly? engineering console 16 beta. captain? seven's going into stasis whether she likes it or not. she's down, captain. paris: captain... we're at the threshold. report. it's just spatial turbulence. seven, wake up. seven of nine. wake up. ( groaning ) field. you are damaged. it's just a scrape. the crew? our hull is demomocularizing. do wormholes do that? no... they don't. return to your quarters while i assess the s suation. but i can help. my mom says two heads are better than one. isn't that the borg philosophy, too? simplistic, but accurate. please... i don't want to be alone. neelix! oh, neelix. neelix. we must keep moving. naomi wildman. we will return for him. no. so, where are we? i

lock us on to your screen. switching. can you see it, enterprise? can you see her? it's becoming visible in the center of my screen. do you have phaser capacity? we're still out of range. negative. phasers gone. weapons crew dead. make challenge. warn that shsh off. outpost 4... disintegrated, captain. disappeared. interesting how they became visible for just a aoment. when they opened fire. perhaps necessary when they use their weapons. i have a blip on the motion sensor, captain. could be the intruder. go to full magnification. screen is on full mag, sir. i don't see anything. can't understand it. but the power cost is enormous. they may have solved that problem. continuing to challenge, sir. still no response. discontinue. contact remaining outposts. have them signal us any sightitis or sensor readings in their area. blip has changed its heading, captain. and in a very leisurely maneuver. they may not be aware of us. their invisibility screen may work both ways. with that kind of power consumption, they may not be able to see us. his heading is now 111... mark 14-- the exact heading a romulan vessel would take, jim, toward the neutral zone.