The Best Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7, Episode 22 Quotes

Captain: I like climbing. There's something about... actually having your fate in your own hands.

- They won't attack us with you on board.
- They will cripple your ship and keep you here until the ferengi authorities arrive.
- You've got a lot of explaining to do.
- Your only hope is to turn bok over to them and tell them that he deceived you.

- La forge [over com]: I'm on it, commander.
- Rhodes [over com]: Security to bridge.
- Bok is beaming Jason off the ship.
- Initiating transport now.
- I'm losing his signal.
- Bok is re-establishing his lock on him.

- I can watch out for myself.
- That wouldn't be wise.
- I've been doing it since I was 15.
- I'm sure you have, but bok is a dangerous creature.
- He has a starship, he has technology.
- All right.
- All right, I'll stay here.

Jason: On Camor, something has value if you can eat it or sell it. Everything else is luxury.

- Uh, I can't.
- I have a life back on camor.
- It's a mess, but I'd like to go back and straighten things out.
- I understand.
- Well, uh, maybe next time you come back this way, you can look me up.
- I, uh, put a little something into your bag while you were packing.

- Jean-Luc, come in.
- I think I need to talk to a parent.

- But nothing I could do to you could equal what you did to me.
- Until now.
- You thought you could hide him from me, didn't you?
- But I found out about him.
- Jason vigo is as good as dead.
- I'm going to kill your son, picard, just like you killed mine.

- Excuse me, gentlemen.
- The test results are ready if you'd like to hear them.
- Your genetic code is a cross between the DNA of your mother,
- Miranda vigo, and your father...
- Jean-Luc picard.

- Not that I know of.
- Crusher: There have been some cases reported where the disease was instigated by a random mutation.
- I'll run a micro-cellular scan and see if that's what happened.
- In the meantime,
- I want you to try to take it easy and get some rest.

- It must have been cloaked, sir.
- It came out of nowhere.
- On-screen.
- Is it another holographic device?
- I do not believe so.
- Captain, the probe's systems are overloading.
- Red alert, shields up.

Jason: Let me tell you something that I've never told anyone before. I've been into a lot of trouble since I was a teenager. I lie, I steal, I use people. I'm a criminal, that's what your son is.

- You're still my son.
- And like it or not, I'm your father.
- I don't know what that means.
- I know it means something.
- There is some connection.
- But one thing is clear.
- You'll never look at your hairline again in the same way.

- and several dozen times with trespassing.
- Trespassing?
- I believe the charges relate to his climbing activities in the caves beneath the planet's surface.
- This is the information you requested, is it not?
- Thank you, Mr. Data.

- My sense is that he is a very independent young man.
- Perhaps it will be best if I left him alone.
- Let him come to me, if he wants to.
- Maybe you're right.
- But I think you should consider this: Are you doing the best thing for Jason or what's easiest for you?

- Actually, I meant your first name.
- Sandra.
- Well, Sandra, do you think you could give me some room?
- We're supposed to be keeping an eye on you.
- Can't you keep an eye on me from over there?

Jason: [on Bok's intention to kill him] I'll be all right. People have wanted to kill me before.

Lt. Commander Data: [about Jason] He was charged three times for petty theft, twice for disorderly conduct. He was also charged several dozen times for trespassing.
Captain: How is all this related?
Lt. Commander Data: The charges were related to his climbing activities.

- She was very independent, very strong-willed.
- She would have to be to get by on camor v.
- But whether he's my son or not, he is in danger.
- Bok tried to kill me six years ago and I don't doubt that he will try to make good his threat against the boy.

Jason: I appreciate what you're trying to do. But Captain... Captain, Father, Jean-Luc. I don't know what I'm supposed to call you.

- Do all the women there have eyes like yours?
- Look, Jason, I came here to talk to you because I'm the ship's counselor.
- If you don't want to talk to me in that way, then I think I should go.
- Fine.
- You're welcome to make an appointment to come to my office.
- Maybe I'll do just that.

Lt. Commander Data: [decoding a message in B'Zal] The message reads: "My revenge is at hand".

Captain: Like it or not, I'm your father. I don't know what that means. I know it means something. There is some... connection.
Jason: Yeah...
Captain: But one thing is clear: you'll never look at you hairline again in the same way.

- If bok tries to beam him away, we might be able to hold him here.
- In order to do so, we would need to tie the ship's subspace field coils into the transporter system.
- Make it so.
- Computer, where is Jason vigo?
- Computer: Jason vigo is in holodeck 4.

- 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.

- She was born on new Gaul about 50 years ago.
- Aye, sir.
- Number one, contact the ferengi government.
- Find out all you can about bok.
- He was wearing a daimon's uniform.
- If he has regained his rank,
- I want to know why.

- Can you translate it?
- I am attempting to do so.
- The message reads: "My revenge is at hand."
- He's proved that he can get to us whenever he wants.
- Why doesn't he do something?

DaiMon: I demand that you repay me for my loss!
Captain: You cannot put a price on a life.
DaiMon: Oh, but you can, Picard. You can pay me with *your* son's life.
Captain: No.
DaiMon: You don't have any choice! I insist on being paid.

- There's a nebula in the dorias cluster that matches the same particle signature we found on the probe.
- There is a class-four pulsar three light years from the nebula.
- My calculations indicate the probe was launched in the xendi kabu system.
- Plot a course, take us out of orbit.

- She, uh...
- She died a few years ago.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- Jason, I think it's important that we find out one way or the other.
- Would you be willing to permit a genetic test?
- If I'm not your son, is this person still going to want to kill me?
- In that case, you won't mind my saying that I hope you're not my father.

- for another 20 minutes.
- The modifications you made to the transporter, is there any way we could use a subspace transport from here to get me onto bok's ship?
- It may be possible, sir, but it would not be advisable.
- I'll take that as a yes.
- You're with me.

- Man: Picard, can you hear me?
- I will kill him, picard.
- And there's nothing you can do about it.
- Security to captain's quarters immediately.

Counselor: Look, Jason. I just want to talk to you because I'm the ship's counselor. If you don't want to talk to me that way, then I should leave. You're welcome to make an appointment in my office whenever you're ready.
Jason: [smiles knowingly] I'll do just that.

DaiMon: You thought you could hide him from me, didn't you? But I found out about him. Jason Vigo is as good as dead. I'm going to kill your son, Picard, just like you killed mine!

- Captain, father, Jean-Luc, I don't know what I'm supposed to call you.
- As soon as this thing with bok is over,
- I'm leaving.
- So you see, there really isn't any point in our getting acquainted.
- Let me know as soon as you catch him, all right?

- No.
- You don't have any choice.
- I insist on being paid.
- Let's run a level three bio-scan just to be sure.
- Rhodes [over com]: Rhodes to sickbay.
- Medical emergency, deck 9, section 4.
- Let's go.