The Best Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5, Episode 7 Quotes

Doctor: Your right eye is point 004 higher than your left.
Captain: Nobody's perfect, Doctor.

- I have found the place where they were standing.
- Where?
- It is here.
- At this doorway.
- A legal intercessor's office.
- The name is similar to pardek's.
- It would appear to be one of his relatives.

- It was routed to the Tripoli, a holding vessel on the outer rim of the shipyard.
- It's not there anymore.
- What's left of that deflector is laid out on the floor of our cargo bay.
- How can that be?
- Perhaps we should pay a visit to the Tripoli.

- Live long and...
- And...
- Live long and...
- Spock.
- I'm sorry.
- And prosper.

- Could it be a weapons array?
- My first thought, but the vulcans have no record of any stolen weapons or stolen parts for that matter.
- This is gonna be like putting together a big Jigsaw puzzle when you don't even know what the picture's supposed to be.
- Yep.

- I have been studying the krocton segment as you asked and have chosen the proper site for our transport.
- K'vada [over intercom]: Captain k 'vada to picard.
- Please come to the bridge.
- K'vada: Captain.
- We've monitored a subspace message that might interest you.

Commander William T. Riker: How well do you know Spock?
Captain: I only met him once. What I know of him comes from history books, and of course my mind meld with his father.
Commander William T. Riker: Well, that must cover a lot of ground.
Captain: Not as much as you'd imagine. Sarek and Spock... Well... sometimes, fathers and sons.
Commander William T. Riker: Hm... Understood.

- Go from me!
- Picard is here.
- No more chaos!
- No more.
- I will leave you alone with him.
- He will either acknowledge you or he won't.

Sarek: I never knew what Spock was doing. When he was a boy, he would disappear for days into the mountains. I would ask him where he had gone, what he had done; he'd refuse to tell me. I insisted that he tell me; he would not. I forbade him to go; he ignored me. I punished him; he endured it, silently. But always, he returned to the mountains. One might as well ask the river not to run. But secretly, I admired him, that proud core of him that would not yield.

Captain: [about Sarek when it appears Spock has defected to the Romulans] The man is dying. And it's my *honor* to tell him that his son may have betrayed the Federation.

Lt. Commander Data: These quarters were obviously intended for one crewman, sir. There is but a single sleeping space.
Captain: I'm sure the Klingons found it amusing to put us in here together.
Lt. Commander Data: Since I do not require sleep, I propose you take the... shelf, sir. I am contend to stand.

Counselor: Mr. Dokachin, we must find this ship, and you're the only one who can help us.
Klim: Who are you?
Counselor: Deanna Troi, ship's counselor.
Klim: [referring to Riker] He probably figures that we don't get to see a lot of handsome women out this way. And someone like you might get a little more cooperation from me... He's probably right.

Captain: Sarek... We're a part of each other. I know that he has caused you pain. But I also know... that you love him.
Sarek: Tell him, Picard...
[Sarek struggles to perform the Vulcan salute. Picard assists him, then returns the hand gesture]
Captain: Peace and long life.
Sarek: Live long and... and... Live long and...
[starts sobbing]
Sarek: Spock... my son...
Captain: ...and prosper.

- You. Do you know what the romulans will do to you if they discover who you are?
- I have a good idea.
- We're ready to transport down to the surface.
- Just so we understand each other, my orders don't include rescue missions.

[last lines]
Captain: I have come on an urgent mission from the Federation. I'm looking for Ambassador Spock.
Spock: Indeed. You have found him, Captain Picard.

Sarek: I gave Spock the benefit of experience. Of logic. He never listened... Never listened...
Captain: It's been suggested that Spock might have defected.

- Picard: 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.

- But we do not serve federation food.
- I've been looking forward to gagh.
- Haven't had it for quite a while.
- Very fresh.
[In English] Well, captain, we are at the border of the neutral zone.
- You mean to do this, do you?
- Yes, I do.

[Picard and Data have altered their appearances to look like Romulans]
Captain: [laughs heartily] Don't you two look sweet! Be careful, Android; some Romulan beauty might take a liking to you - lick that paint right off your ears.

[Picard is requesting a cloaked vessel from Chancellor Gowron through B'iJik, a junior adjutant]
B'iJik: How would it benefit the Klingon Empire? I'm sure Gowron will ask.
Captain: The only benefit to the Klingon Empire would be our gratitude.
B'iJik: That is what you want me to tell him?
Captain: Yes. And please add that, if he is unable to provide us with a ship, then I am sure there are others in the Klingon Empire who would be willing to help me. And then... *they* would have our gratitude.
B'iJik: [long pause] I see.
Captain: Also, please tell Gowron that I am *immensely* gratified that he is prospering so well. A tribute to his skilled leadership.

- Metal fragments.
- What do you make of it?
- Possibly disassembled components identified as vulcan, recovered from a downed ferengi vessel?
- They were found in crates marked "medical supplies."
- It has been sent to vulcan for identification.
- Starfleet have requested that we lend a hand.

Captain: Data. You're moving about in a very... well, android way.

- Their forward shields are damaged, sir.
- We destroyed one of their phaser arrays.
- Looks like collateral damage in the cargo area.
- Commander, I'm picking up massive power fluctuations.
- Internal explosions.
- With all the armament that ship is carrying, it's gonna blow.

- Sarek, we're a part of each other.
- I know that he has caused you pain.
- But I also know that you love him.
- Tell him, picard.

- Is that not pardek?
- I believe it is.
- Perhaps you should appear to enjoy your soup, sir.
- I'll take care of that. Come with me.
- Do not move.
- What?
- Hey, you've made a mistake.
- Quiet. Come with us.

- We come from several kilometers outside the city.
- Or perhaps you come from the security forces to watch the intercessor's office.
- Is he in trouble?
- You're mistaken, madam.
- Doesn't matter to me.
- I don't know when he opens.
- Eatyoursoup, courtesy of a loyal establishment.

- I forbade him to go, he ignored me.
- I punished him, he endured it.
- Silently, but always he returned to the mountains.
- One might as well ask the river not to run.
- But secretly I admired him, that proud core of him that would not yield.

- These quarters were obviously intended for one crewman, sir.
- There is but a single sleeping space.
- I'm sure the klingons found it amusing to put us in here together.
- Since I do not require sleep,
- I propose you take the...
- Shelf, sir. I am content to stand.
- Very well, Mr. Data. Thank you.

Captain: Captain's log, stardate 45236.4 - As I study the intelligence reports on Ambassador Spock's disappearance, I cannot help but feel a deeper, more personal concern about this mission. For I know this man through his father. It was barely a year ago that I shared a mind meld with the Vulcan Sarek. Now we must meet again, as I attempt to find an explanation for his son's actions.

[Sarek has died]
Captain: The tenor of this mission has changed, Mr. Data; at least, it has for me. We were sent to confront Spock about his disappearance, and now I also have to tell him that his father is dead.
Lt. Commander Data: I do not entirely understand, sir. As a Vulcan, Ambassador Spock would simply see death as the logical result of his father's illness.
Captain: It's never quite that simple, not even for a Vulcan - certainly not for Spock, who is half-Human. Years spent in conflict. And now the chance to resolve those differences is gone.
Lt. Commander Data: Considering the exceptionally long lifespan of Vulcans, it does seem odd that Sarek and Spock did not choose to resolve those differences in the time allowed.
Captain: Father and son - both proud, both stubborn, more alike than either of them were prepared to admit. A lifetime spent building emotional barriers; they are very difficult to break down. And now the time has come and it's too late... it's a difficult moment. It's a lonely one. It's a moment that Spock is about to face.

[the Enterprise is contacting a local starship depot regarding the destroyed Vulcan ship]
Lt. Worf: I have made contact, Commander.
Commander William T. Riker: On screen. I'm Commander William Riker from the Federation Starship Enterprise.
Klim: Klim Dokachin, Quartermaster, Surplus Depot Zed One Five.
Commander William T. Riker: I need some information about a Vulcan ship, the T'Pau. It was sent to you a few years ago.
Klim: Did you arrange an appointment?
Commander William T. Riker: An appointment? No.
Klim: Then I will be unable to help you. You may communicate with scheduling.
[transmission ends]
Commander William T. Riker: Who does he think he is?
Counselor: The Quartermaster of the supply yard, with information you need.
Commander William T. Riker: Right. Mr. Worf, re-establish communication.
Lt. Worf: Aye, sir.
Commander William T. Riker: Mister Dokaychin?
Klim: Dokachin. Klim Dokachin.
Commander William T. Riker: Mister Dokachin, the information I need involves a matter of major importance to the Federation. I'll need access to your logs, your files. My people can do the work.
Klim: I don't allow outsiders into my computer system..
Commander William T. Riker: All right, one of your people can do the work.
Klim: I wish I had the people to spare. I don't.
Commander William T. Riker: [becoming indignant] Well, sir, what would you suggest?
Klim: I don't know. Contact me when you reach orbit.
[transmission ends]
Commander William T. Riker: I don't believe this.
Counselor: He's king of his particular hill, Commander. You'll have to treat him that way.
Commander William T. Riker: [smiles at Troi] Counsellor, this feels like a perfect job for you.

- Nonetheless, I recommend we keep this location under observation.
- I have clearly determined pardek's routine.
- On days when the senate is not in session, he invariably comes to this section after the median hour.
- Very well.
- Let's sample the local cuisine, shall we?

- Yes. Curious, isn't it?
- I suppose we'd better find out if the report is accurate or merely rumor.
- Circulate his likeness among the security forces.
- Remind them that if he is here, he's probably disguised as one of us.
- I'll see to it.

- so we appear to be one of the abandoned ships.
- Mr. La forge, when we're in position, shut down the engines and all systems except sensors and life support.
- Aye, sir.
- I have a feeling someone's going to be there to receive those storage tanks.
- Be very interested to know who that is.

- and to bring us back.
- And that is all
- I am prepared to discuss.
- If we are discovered by the romulans, it means death for us all.
- I realize that.
[In English] Very well, captain.
- We have set a course for romulus.

- What are you looking at?
- I am not looking at anything, sir.
- I am continuing to organize my files.
- But you were looking at me.
- I am sorry if I was disturbing you, sir.
- I will not look in your direction.

- who would be willing to help me.
- They would have our gratitude.
- Isee.
- Also, please tell gowron that I am immensely gratified that he is prospering so well.
- A tribute to his skilled leadership.

- I don't know.
- Contact me when you reach orbit.
- I don't believe this.
- He's king of his particular hill, commander.
- You'll have to treat him that way.
- Counselor, this feels like a perfect job for you.

[Captain K'Vada is showing Data and Picard their quarters onboard the Klingon ship]
Captain: It may not be what you're used to on a Starfleet ship.
Captain: Quite nice. Thank you.
Lt. Commander Data: Captain K'Vada, is this the Captain's quarters, or my own?
Captain: Both. We have limited space. We are a military ship, not a pleasure craft.
Captain: Of course. This will be fine.
Captain: You'll sleep Klingon style. We do not soften our bodies by putting down a pad.
[slams hand down on bed]
Captain: [happily] Good!
[also slams hand down on bed]
Captain: I prefer it that way.
Captain: You'll take your meals with us but we do not serve Federation food.
Captain: Ah! I've been looking forward to gagh. Haven't had it for quite a while. Very fresh.

[the Enterprise has picked up the debris of a space-related object]
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge: This is gonna be like puttin' together a big jigsaw puzzle when you don't even know what the picture's supposed to be.

[Picard has arrived on Vulcan to speak with Perrin and Sarek]
Perrin: Mint tea! It's been years since I've had any. Vulcans have some kind of strange concoction they call 'mint'. You'd never recognize it.
Captain: Perrin, do you know why I've come to Vulcan? I must talk to you about Spock.
Perrin: He didn't even say goodbye to his father before he left.
Captain: Is it possible he could have been abducted?
Perrin: No... He wrapped up all of his affairs carefully. He knew he was going.
Captain: Do you have any idea why he might have disappeared like this?
Perrin: Captain, as far as I'm concerned, he disappeared a long time ago.
Captain: Would it be inappropriate to ask what happened between you and Spock?
Perrin: Not between us. Between Spock and his father. They had argued for years. That was family. But when the debates over the Cardassian war began, he attacked Sarek's position publicly. He showed no loyalty to his father.
Captain: I was not aware that Sarek was offended by Spock's opposition.
Perrin: I was offended. I made sure Spock knew it. I'm very protective of my husband. I do not apologize for it.
Captain: Does Sarek have any idea why Spock might have left?
Perrin: I don't know. If you could see Sarek as I do, wasting in bed, whispering to himself. He wants to see his son. He wants to heal any rift that may still remain. Now, it may be too late.
Captain: Perrin, would you allow me to see Sarek?
Perrin: If it were anyone else I would never permit it, but you are a part of him and he of you.

- and starbase computer system
- Alpha-2-9.
- Computer: Linkage complete.
- A defection?
- If it is, the damage to federation security would be immeasurable.
- Taken on romulus by long-range scanner.
- Computer, enhance image in section 4-delta.

- I was processing all of the information we have accumulated on romulan society.
- I am preparing for the task of impersonating a romulan.
- I see.
- Would you like me to discontinue, sir?
- No. No, please, go on.

- Are you comfortable, sir?
- I suppose so.
- Good night, captain.
- Sleep well, sir.
- Thank you.