"Personal Log, Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge" "Stardate 44885.5." "I am en route to the planet Risa to attend an artificial intelligence seminar." "Captain Picard has ordered me to arrive a few days early to have some fun and relax." "I intend to follow his orders to the very best of my ability." "How about some different music, Computer?" "Something with a Latin beat." "No, I meant something with a gentle Latin beat." "Maybe a... a Spanish guitar." "Perfect." "Hey, what's the weather like on Risa?" "Risa is climate controlled for optimum tourist comfort." "Is that right?" "And about how long till we get there?" "Arrival at Risa is scheduled for 0932 hours." "Ooh, three hours." "How about a game, Computer?" "Please restate request." "Something to pass the time." "You know, a diversion." "Select either visual interactive or verbal interactive." "Hmm... verbal." "You have 20 seconds to respond to each question." "Level of difficulty will increase as you progress." "Proceed when ready." "Begin." "List the resonances of the sub-quantum states associated with transitional relativity..." "That's easy." "...in alphabetical order." "Uh... well, uh... a-asymmetrical... uh, uh, uh, inverted... um... uh, uh... phased... uh, stable..." "Your time has expired." "The fifth resonance is..." "Universal." "I knew that." "Okay, okay." "Give me another one." "List the field patterns associated with warp modulation in order of decreasing energy." "Oh, okay." "There's the aft nacelle associative the for..." "Ho!" "Computer sequence 0-1-0, maximum power to the shields." "Kill the music." "Enterprise, this is Shuttle Seven." "I've encountered a Romulan warbird." "Coordinates are three..." "Warning, shield failure." "Damn!" "Risa Control." "Anybody!" "Space, the final frontier." "These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise." "Its continuing mission... to explore strange new worlds to seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no one has gone before." "Captain's Log, Stardate 44891.6." "The Enterprise has been ordered to accompany a special emissary from the Klingon High Council to the Kriosian system where one of their colonies is fighting for independence." "There was a time when the Empire would crush a rebellion." "Now it is tolerated." "We have enough troubles on the home planet so we don't wish to divert resources to such a trivial war." "You're preparing to grant them independence?" "Well, perhaps." "Conquer them again later, if we wish." "May I ask, Ambassador, what has this to do with us?" "The Governor of Krios has charged that the Federation is secretly aiding the rebels." "Does he have evidence?" "The Council has sent me here to examine that evidence." "It was my decision to invite you to accompany me, Captain." "Many on the Council have great respect for you." "K'adlo." "I have been pleased to offer occasional assistance to the Klingon people in the past." "Your modesty is very human, Captain." "I will excuse it." "But I can assure you, Ambassador that the Federation would never interfere in the internal affairs of the Empire." "Let us hope not." "Such interference would strike at the very basis of our alliance." "Captain, we are in the war zone." "Indeed." "Ambassador, I will ask our Chief Security Officer" "Lieutenant Worf, to make a report..." "Uh, Captain" "Worf's discommendation makes that very awkward." "If I could work with one of the other security officers..." "Lieutenant Worf is my Chief of Security and my Tactical Officer." "This matter clearly falls within his jurisdiction." "As you wish." "Hey, hey, hey!" "Hey, take it easy." "Hey!" "Welcome, Mr. La Forge." "We've waited a long time to meet you." "I can tell you've gone to a lot of trouble." "Indeed, we have." "You are going to be of great help to us." "Oh, I wouldn't count on it." "Good." "Very good." "Do not enjoy yourself too much on Risa." "Hey!" "Your VISOR will be returned to you but first, I want to show you something." "Show me something?" "That'll be a nice trick seeing as how I can't see anything without the VISOR." "That is not quite true." "Allow me to demonstrate." "I now have direct access to his visual cortex." "He has no choice but to see what I wish him to see." "I can feed him any image I choose." "He will be unable to ignore it." "His galvanic skin response has increased nine percent." "It seems Commander La Forge like many humans, has a low tolerance for watching others suffer." "Why are you doing this?" "I am sorry, Commander." "It is a necessary step." "I apologize for your discomfort." "Here." "Observe how a spring day on his native Earth affects him." "He's looking at a beautiful meadow... green trees, birds, a blue sky." "The heartbeat slows." "The galvanic skin response drops." "The body responds to our stimuli." "He is incapable of maintaining control of his own responses." "Watch as I change the stimuli again." "Once our work is done, La Forge will act normally totally unaware of his conditioning... the perfect tool for our purpose." "Will there be any physical evidence of what you're going to do to him?" "None, Commander." "That is why we chose La Forge." "The utilization of his pre-existing neural implants makes our work impossible to detect." "How will we be certain your procedure has been successful?" "I will program him to perform a series of specific tests both before he leaves us and after he returns to the Enterprise." "We'll be able to verify his effectiveness." "Notice that his heart rate has slowed somewhat." "He is becoming accustomed to the horrors he is witnessing." "So... we change horrors." "There have been two rebel attacks on neutral freighters... one the Ferengi, and the other Cardassian." "Both were engaged near the Ikanian asteroid belt." "That's where the rebels must be hiding." "The actinides in the asteroids provide positive protection against our sensors." "They might attack a freighter but I doubt they would challenge a Federation starship." "Especially with the Federation furnishing them support." "You would test the Captain's word with me, Kell?" "Is it because I have no honor in your eyes that you expect me to be disloyal?" "Wrong of me to ask." "My apologies." "Captain Picard does not lie." "If he says there is no Federation assistance to the rebels, there is none." "Good." "Because I risk my own reputation and honor coming to Picard." "He will not disappoint you." "If that is all..." "There are some members of the High Council who would thank you, Worf." "Thank me?" "For killing Duras." "No doubt that, had he lived one day, he would ascend to head the Council." "Many were not looking forward to that." "My motives were personal, not political." "Motives?" "Who cares for motives?" "Humans, perhaps." "What matters is, you acted on that day as a true Klingon." "Thanks." "So I've got to shut the whole system down." "Where are we, Mr. La Forge?" "This is Ten-Forward." "Who is that man sitting over there?" "That's Chief O'Brien." "How long has he served with you?" "Almost four years." "I want you to kill him." "Okay." "Take this phaser, and kill Chief O'Brien." "Finally, I think I've found it when I see this piece of conduit that's coded to be the power linkage to transporter seven." "Now, I know that can't be right so I give it a closer look, and sure enough..." "Freeze simulation." "Commander, did you understand my request?" "Well, I..." "It's just, I..." "I don't..." "Look at me." "Now, what did I ask you to do?" "Kill Chief O'Brien." "Then do as I asked." "Resume program." "Well, you know what that means." "Chief?" "...'cause now, I have to..." "Good, Mr. La Forge." "Very good." "Why don't you enjoy a drink with your friends?" "Mind if I join you guys?" "Sure." "He still hesitated." "Prepare the equipment for another session." "Captain's Log, Stardate 44896.9." "We are orbiting Krios awaiting our first meeting with the Klingon Governor." "Commander La Forge has rejoined the Enterprise from Risa." "Welcome back, Geordi." "Data." "How was the seminar?" "Very informative." "I'll tell you all about it." "It is fortunate we were able to coordinate your return on the Teldarian cruiser." "Yeah." "When I heard the Enterprise had been ordered to the Krios system" "I thought I might be forced to endure another couple of weeks on Risa." "I am sorry to hear you did not enjoy yourself." "I was joking." "Joking?" "Ah. "Forced to endure" Risa." "Your actual intent was to emphasize that you did enjoy yourself." "Yes, I see how that could be considered quite amusing." "I missed you, Data." "Commander La Forge." "Permission to come aboard, Captain." "Granted." "Welcome back." "Thank you, sir." "Commander La Forge is my Chief Engineer." "Commander." "He's been attending a seminar on artificial intelligence on Risa." "I'm glad we got you back, Geordi." "We're going to need your help on this one." "Data tells me that the Federation has been accused of aiding Kriosian rebels." "We're being presented with evidence today." "We'll need your help in analyzing it." "Anything I can do." "You had a good time." "Does it show?" "You're more relaxed than I've ever seen you." "Captain, Governor Vagh has signaled." "He is ready to meet with you." "Very well." "Advise him that we will transport down to the surface immediately." "Ambassador." "Commander Riker?" "What is it, Data?" "Our sensors have detected a brief energy fluctuation in the E-band." "The E-band?" "That's unusual." "What's the source?" "Unknown, sir." "E-band emissions are difficult to localize." "Collapsing protostars sometimes emit E-band bursts." "Yes, sir." "However, there are no protostars in this sector." "You better do a complete scan." "Keep me posted." "Yes, sir." "...the Kanarians who've actually done the most advanced work in artificial intelligence so I spent a lot of time in their research seminars." "Hmm." "Geordi?" "Hmm?" "I get the feeling that something special happened on this vacation and I'm not talking about computers." "Well, I did take second place in a chess tournament." "Yes?" "And, uh, I swam a lot." "I worked on my backstroke." "The water is very calm on Risa." "And...?" "And I walked a lot." "That's all." "Well, I ate enough for 12 people." "The food there is terrific." "They've got a chocolate there, Counselor that you would love." "And that's all?" "Yeah." "Well, there was this..." "Yes?" "Her name is Jonic." "Ah." "But, uh... you wouldn't want to hear about that." "Better get ready for duty." "Nice talking to you, Counselor." "We talk, we socialize, we waste time and the insurrection continues to grow." "These rebels need to be crushed, not coddled." "Governor, it does not matter what you or I think." "The High Council has made its wishes clear." "The Council should be more interested in Federation interference." "Governor, exactly what do you think the Federation has done?" "Your medical supplies have been found in rebel strongholds." "We make no effort to restrict access to our medical supplies." "Are your weapons also freely available?" "No, they are not." "Then explain this." "You took this weapon from the rebels?" "That and many more like it." "It does appear to be Federation issue." "Governor, with your permission, I would like to take this weapon back to the Enterprise, to verify its origin." "As you wish." "I have hundreds more." "But even if these weapons are genuine" "I can assure you that a third party must have been involved." "The Federation is not in the business of supplying arms to rebels." "This is the only Klingon colony on the border of Federation space." "You cannot deny that Starfleet would be happy to see Krios gain its independence." "It would reduce your vulnerability to an attack." "Governor, you speak as if we are enemies and not allies." "And you speak the lies of a tah-keck." "Qu'vath guy'cha b'aka." "Gentlemen..." "You swear well, Picard." "You must have Klingon blood in your veins." "Governor, I will report to you as soon as the analysis of that weapon is complete." "Captain, Commander." "Enterprise, three to transport." "Intercooler flux down to five percent." "Plasma deviation steady at.72." "Aye, sir." "Well, you guys keep running at this efficiency" "I might as well go back to Risa for another week." "Just run through a level-4 series and then call it a night, huh?" "I'd help you, but there's something" "I've got to take care of." "Hi." "Red Torian, please." "Thank you." "Ooh!" "Ah!" "I'm sorry." "It's all right." "My glass, i-it just slipped." "It's nothing." "Just a little cold." "Yeah, but you're all soaked here." "It's nothing serious." "Let me get something to wipe it up." "No, no, I'll just go to my quarters and change." "You're sure?" "Don't think twice about it, Commander." "Energy flow is within normal parameters... from the prefire chamber to the emission aperture." "Rapid nadion pulse is right on target." "Beam control assembly, safety interlock... both check out." "Beam width, intensity controls..." "also responding correctly." "Energy cell usage remains constant, at 1.05 megajoules per second." "Curious." "The efficiency reading on the discharge crystal is well above Starfleet specifications." "Yeah, by quite a bit." "94.1% efficiency." "Our most efficient discharge crystal typically fires with 86.5% efficiency." "Hmm." "Let's take a closer look at the wave pattern on the emission beam." "That might tell us why it's losing so little energy." "Pulse frequency out of prefire chamber reads steady." "There." "That's not right." "The initial output spike is inverted." "That might suggest the weapon has been charged with a forced pulse well into the terahertz range." "Then it's definitely not Starfleet issue and there can't be that many systems that use the terahertz feeds." "327, to our knowledge." "We can probably achieve an exact match with a random computer search." "It will take approximately three hours." "I think we can narrow this down with a little common sense, Data." "Who has the most to gain from a conflict between the Klingon Empire and the Federation?" "The Romulans." "They fashioned the perfect Federation rifle but they had to charge it from their own energy sources." "So the discharge crystal and the emission beam pattern both correspond to those you'd find in a Romulan disrupter." "The Romulans have no interest in Kriosian independence." "This planet is too far from their borders." "But they do have an interest in driving the Federation and the Empire apart." "Our alliance is the only thing that has kept them in check." "Romulan replications using stolen" "Federation technology?" "It's a typical Romulan ploy... an attempt to sow dissension and mistrust." "Commander, you've done very well." "I would thank you on behalf of the Empire." "I still have my doubts, Picard." "I will want my own technicians to confirm your findings." "Of course." "My staff will give you their full cooperation." "You may go." "Another E-band blip?" "Yes, sir." "However, the difference in intensity indicates this one did not originate in the same location as the first." "If it's changed intensity it can't possibly be a protostar." "That is a reasonable assumption." "Is there any known instance of the Romulans using E-band for communications?" "Not to my knowledge, sir." "Can you track the source?" "We can reconfigure the primary sensor array." "If we narrow their focus to scan for E-band emissions" "We might be able to calculate a directional vector but only if there are more occurrences." "Do it." "Computer, reroute the power flow in the Cargo Bay Four transporter through the auxiliary replicator system." "Please verify command with necessary protocol." "Initiate protocol 364-B." "Verify priority clearance." "Recognize La Forge, theta-2-9-9-7." "Acknowledged." "Power has been rerouted through auxiliary power distribution system." "Code number 4-4-7-6-2." "Now, redirect transporter mode to the planetary sensor array." "Transporter mode has been redirected." "Verify that all record of these modifications are being erased from each directory." "Affirmative." "Erasure process is proceeding." "Sir, we are being hailed by Governor Vagh." "On screen, Mr. Worf." "Governor." "You astonish me, Picard." "Did you seriously believe you would succeed?" "Do you think we are blind?" "I don't understand." "We intercepted the weapons you tried to transport to the surface." "Governor, I assure you..." "Do not insult us both by denying it." "Maintain your position until further notice." "Do not attempt to leave orbit." "Klingon attack cruiser uncloaking, sir." "On screen." "Two birds of prey approaching." "Sensors confirm an unauthorized transporter beam at 1123 hours." "Do you know which transporter was used?" "I'm not sure, Captain." "Whoever did it apparently used the planetary array to bypass the transport sensors." "What about the transporter logs?" "They're blank." "How many people on board are capable of this, Geordi?" "I'm not even sure how it was done yet." "As soon as I find out, maybe I can give you an answer." "Not many, that's for sure." "Vagh is fully prepared to open fire on the Enterprise." "I've convinced him it would not be wise to take any action without first consulting the High Council." "How long do we have?" "A few hours, at most." "Mr. La Forge, your recommendations?" "Well, it might be possible to locate the point of origin by tracing power flows at the time of transport." "Make it so." "The primary plasma system does not indicate a power drain from any of the transporters." "Then whoever used the transporter must have bypassed the primary feeds." "Tracking power from the secondary systems." "No surges to any of the transporters indicated." "Damn." "Who could have pulled this off?" "Try the life-support power flows." "No abnormal surges indicated." "Replicator wave guides?" "There." "That's not a replicator energy pattern." "Trace it." "Cargo Bay Four." "La Forge to Worf." "Security to Cargo Bay Four." "I've run a level-1 diagnostic." "As far as I can tell the unit hasn't been tampered with." "This has to be the transfer point." "Perhaps the perpetrator reprogrammed the memory chips to erase any record." "You're talking about 30 or 40 chips in half a dozen different control systems." "Which members of the crew could have accomplished that?" "I think I could have done it, if I put my mind to it." "The Chief, Data, Lieutenant Costa." "That's about it." "Procedure requires that I ask each of you where you were at 1123 hours." "Well, I was with Keiko..." "in the arboretum." "I was on the Bridge at my station." "I was in my quarters." "Was anyone with you?" "No, I was alone." "And Costa was on duty in Engineering." "I'm sure he's got 20 witnesses." "Then there is someone on board who isn't what he or she seems to be." "Data, let's do a detailed scan on every chip in this assembly." "There's got to be some kind of trail we can follow." "The isolinear chips were definitely altered?" "Programmed to erase all operator commands once the transfer was complete." "But with the chips erased, what evidence remains?" "The erasures were complete." "However, an analysis of the subatomic structure revealed an almost undetectable residual pattern." "In time, we may be able to reconstruct the perpetrator's authorization code." "You have any idea who's responsible?" "No, sir." "Everyone with the necessary skills also has an alibi." "Except for me, that is." "I was alone in my quarters at the time." "Then whoever did this must have been specially trained for the task." "Our forensic team is trying to identify anyone who might have been in Cargo Bay Four today." "It's not going to be easy." "There were a lot of people in and out of there." "Riker to Data." "Yes, Commander." "Sensors have picked up another E-band emission." "Acknowledged." "I will be there shortly." "E-band emission?" "We have been picking up a curious intermittent blip." "Commander Riker has speculated that it might be a Romulan transmission." "I am attempting to track its source." "Proceed." "Thank you, Mr. La Forge." "We do not have much time, Picard." "Vagh is not noted for his patience." "Assure him that we are doing everything possible and advise him that, if necessary" "I will defend my ship." "With your permission" "I will transport down to the planet." "Of course." "May I suggest that you issue an invitation to Governor Vagh to personally witness your ongoing investigation." "Do you think he will come?" "I will do everything in my power to see that he does." "Qapla', Picard." "Qapla', Ambassador." "Come in, Mr. La Forge." "The investigation is moving faster than we expected." "You're in danger of being exposed." "I will transport to the surface and when I return, I'll have Governor Vagh with me." "Your Captain and I will bring him to the cargo bay." "I want you to kill him there, in front of many witnesses." "Use a hand phaser." "When he is dead, you will claim that you acted on behalf of Starfleet in support of Kriosian independence." "I understand." "Mmm." "La Forge to O'Brien." "O'Brien?" "Go ahead, Commander." "What can I do for you?" "Uh... nothing." "Chief, I'm..." "I'm sorry to disturb you." "I'm sorry." "Hiya, Doc." "Geordi, hi." "What can I do for you?" "Well, I just can't seem to get any sleep." "I was hoping you could give me something." "Sit down." "Let's take a look." "You couldn't sleep at all?" "No, I was restless." "I kept waking up." "Hmm." "Would you take off your VISOR, please?" "Sure." "Is there something on your mind?" "No, I don't think so." "Well, everybody goes through these occasional bouts of insomnia." "There's probably nothing to worry about." "Let's just make sure that there's nothing physically wrong." "There's a minor vascular irregularity in the visual cortex." "A slight dilation of the blood vessels." "It's nothing serious." "What about your VISOR?" "Has it been giving you any problems lately?" "Nothing out of the ordinary." "All the same, it might be a good idea to have it examined when we get to Starbase 36 next month." "Okay." "In the meantime, I will get you a somnetic inducer to put by your bed." "It will help you to sleep." "Thanks, Doc." "I'm sure I'll be fine." "Energize." "Governor Vagh, thank you for coming." "You can thank Ambassador Kell." "I am here against my better judgment." "Captain, I think the first thing the Governor should see is the investigation underway in the cargo bay." "Of course." "From inside the Enterprise?" "You're sure?" "The first and third E-band blips were clearly generated on board the ship." "The second came from the planet's surface." "Generated by what?" "Unknown, sir." "Mr. Data, we have a known spy on board." "And now we have unexplained signals on board." "I think it's reasonable to assume that they're related somehow, don't you?" "One could speculate that the E-band was being used as some form of covert communication." "We need more than speculation, Mr. Data." "We need to know who, what, where, when and why or we may be going to war." "Yes, sir." "Computer, run an analysis of all known Romulan transmission formats." "All bands." "Identify any commonalties with displayed waveform." "No commonalties noted." "Does this waveform match that of any known communication format?" "Negative." "Broaden search pattern beyond communications." "Does the waveform displayed conform to any natural phenomena cryptographic formats, or life-form EM emissions?" "The signal corresponds to a delta-compressed wavelength spectrum similar to human neural frequencies." "As in a human brain wave pattern?" "Affirmative." "What kind of receiver would be capable of processing these signals?" "A system designed to modify the electromagnetic spectrum and carry those messages directly to the human brain."