Star Trek: Discovery (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - If Memory Serves - full transcript

A ship in trouble
making a forced landing, sir.

It comes from
the Talos star group.

Their call letters check
with a survey expedition.

My name is Christopher Pike,

commander of
the space vehicle

Enterprise.

Our destination is
the Talos star group.

Theres a canyon to the left.

We can set you down there
completely unobserved.

I think its time to show
the captain our secret.

This is Vina.



Her parents are dead. She was
born almost as we crashed.

This is all some sort of trap.

Are you real?

Perhaps they made me
out of dreams youve forgotten.

Is there any way I can keep them
from probing my mind,

from using my thoughts
against me?

I cant help but love you.

Lets get back
to the ship.

I cant.

I cant go with you.

PIKE:

Personal log,
Captain Christopher Pike.

Stardate 1532.9.

Still no word
from Commander Burnham,



but I know she wont give up

until she finds
her brother Spock.

As much as it pains me
to think the worst

of any Starfleet division,

I do hope she locates him
before Section 31 does.

...is restricted
to all unauthorized personnel

until further notice.

PATAR:

It is critical
Lieutenant Spock

be apprehended
as soon as possible.

And by fleeing
with her brother,

Commander Burnham has committed
yet another act of mutiny.

I accept full responsibility
for our security lapse.

As you should.
Spocks foreknowledge

of these signals appearing
around the galaxy

and his interactions
with the Red Angel

constitute vital intelligence.

Are you tracking their shuttle?

We had a lock on its trajectory
for only minutes

before it was lost.

Burnham disabled
her transponder.

Shes smart. I expect shell
obscure her warp signature

to keep us from
regaining a trace.

She cant hide forever.

Spocks in need of vital
medical intervention.

That limits their
potential destinations.

Any chance of you
getting us a list

of off-planet Vulcan
medical facilities?

Controls threat-analysis system
will prioritize those.

Any other
suggestions?

I believe that we should...

I was asking Captain Georgiou.

Since you asked,
I would put out

a Federation-wide alert
for Burnhams shuttle,

but exclude
Discovery.

Exclude

Discovery?

Why?

We dont want
personal entanglements

complicating the search.

If Burnham were to
reach out to anyone,

it would be Pike.

Lets listen for it
but not tip our hand.

Excellent observation.

Captain Leland, you have an
agent on Captain Pikes ship?

Specialist Tyler is on board, yes. Good.

Because if Burnham communicates
with

we need to know.

Keep us informed.

All of this reliance on

computerized threat analysis
bothers me.

In my universe,
the artificial intelligence

took orders from me,
not the other way around.

Really?

And how did that
work out for you?

Why dont you whip up a
good reason for

to stand down and relay
the orders to them,

since youre on a roll.

MAN
Encryption protocol verification

has been ordered for all...

Well find Spock
and Burnham, of course,

and theyll have a lovely time
answering many, many questions.

In the meantime,
since you

felt it necessary
to destroy that probe,

wed like you to comb
through the debris field

to find any remains that
could help us understand

what it was made from

and why it accessed
your computers.

That kind of thing.

Are you sure Commander Burnham

received the hails
from your ship

and that she deliberately
ignored them?

Why would I lie?

Michael always has a logical
motivation for her actions.

Believe me,
I know her well.

No matter how
you may feel about her,

she is aiding and abetting
a murder suspect.

Who also happens
to be her brother.

There are many different
approaches here.

can be
a more valuable asset.

value lies
in gathering more intel

on the probe.

Oh, and if Burnham
checks in,

we need to know
immediately, okay?

Im really busy.

All right. My tolerance for
discretion has worn very thin.

What, exactly,
is your relationship

with Michael Burnham?

Its 100% professional, sir.

And has that always
been the case?

Mr. Tyler,

you and I have been through
a lot together recently.

Im giving you the benefit
of the doubt,

and Im asking that you do
the same with me.

I was in love with Michael,

and she was... not entirely
disinterested in me.

But I violated
her trust.

I wasnt the person she thought
I was, so she... moved on.

I apologize, Mr. Tyler, but...

Im responsible
for a lot of lives here.

Your feelings could impact
our mission.

They wont.

Permission to be
excused, Captain.

One of 11 planetary bodies,

Talos IV was a warp-capable
M-Class planet

with a thriving population,

until several thousand
years ago,

when nuclear war caused
a near-extinction-level event.

A small population of
the indigenous species remains,

possessing susceptive
psychogenic abilities.

Travel within the Talos system
is prohibited by Starfleet.

Were approaching
Talos IV.

Whatever it is youre
looking for, I hope we find it.

Warning.
Now entering restricted space.

Warning.

Shuttle entering critical orbit.

Correct course.

Computer, reverse
starboard impulse engine

and engage warp drive.

Spock!

Its a black hole.
Well be crushed.

Structural failure
in five seconds.

Four. Three.

Two. One.

Was that an illusion?

No, it was a test.

Were really on
the other side of

the looking glass now,
arent we?

So, uh, not much
has changed.

Should feel
pretty familiar.

More or less.

Anyway, I think
we should, uh,

take full advantage
of this opportunity.

You wouldnt believe how much
personal time I have saved up.

Yes, I would.

You spent every
waking moment in your lab,

weekends, nights.

Great, so, uh, looks like
your memorys fully intact.

Thats good news.

I was hoping
the first time you saw him

would be, uh...
I dont know, I...

Im just glad were together.

Look, Im gonna make
a formal request

to have Tylers quarters
moved to a different deck.

Theres no reason you should
have to see his face every day.

Here we are. Home.

Airiam, how we doing
on the datacore audit?

The probe used multiple
SQL injections,

but Ive yet to find
any compromised files.

The list of facilities
you asked for, Captain.

Thats more
than I thought.

All right, start with the
Quiliam Station in Beta Quadrant

and work your
way around.

Quiliam?

Thats a Vulcan
hospital.

Youre looking for
Spock and Burnham?

Georgiou made it
pretty clear we were

to concentrate on collecting
debris from the probe.

And we are. The crew is on task.
Ensign Tilly,

care to bring Specialist Tyler
up to speed

on our probe search?

Oh, yes, sir.

Come into my office.

Whats up?

Okay, so this is
your Class-C mid-embrace

with a very unpleasant
and time-traversing cephalopod.

Whats that?

Like a squid.

Here you are
post-self-destruct.

And so far, we have reclaimed
one metric ton of material,

all of which is
from your shuttle.

There are no probe parts.

How is that possible?

We dont know.

Point is, were doing our job.

If Section 31 wants us
to stay stationary, so be it,

but I wont ignore a crisis
involving my officers.

Atmosphere: 18% oxygen,

75% nitrogen,

4.6% carbon dioxide.

Temperature:
24 degrees Celsius.

I need to take
a look around.

Will you be okay here?

Turn.

Slowly.

Who are you?

Where I come from,

the one holding the phaser
asks the questions.

Are you Talosian?
No.

Human, but a permanent resident.

Spock.

Its me.

Vina.

Dont you
recognize me?

Whats happened to him?

Who are you?

Im an old friend
of Captain Christopher Pike.

Is-is Chris...

is he coming back, as well?

Are you saying Captain Pike
and Spock have both

been here before?

Well, in some ways,

Captain Pike never left.

I was a crew member
on a survey ship

that crashed here
when I was young.

Long ago.

The Talosians put me
back together.

Thats the easiest way
to explain it.

Im Commander Michael Burnham.

They welcome you, Commander,

and ask that
you join them

below the surface.

Theyre speaking to you now?

Beam down with Spock

so they can
examine him.

What do you mean,
"examine"?

You brought us here
because you knew

the Talosians could help you.

Have you been in communication
with them?

They assure you,

your shuttle will be safe here.

Coordinates, please.

Computer, two to beam down.

Vina.

Are you real?

She is very real.

We apologize
for the difficulties

entering the atmosphere.

Material illusionis our primary form of defense.

Im beginning to
understand that.

Do you only speak
telepathically?

We will converse in
the ancient way if you prefer.

Can you tell me
why, exactly,

he risked our lives
bringing us here?

The Vulcan
is experiencing time

as a fluid rather than
a linear construct.

Conventional logic
has not helped him

interpret
such an experience.

He knew youd be
able to help him.

He knew that conventional
medical understanding

would be useless.

Should this variance continue,
he will lose his mind,

permanently.

What could have possibly changed
his experience of time?

It is easier
for us to show you

his thoughts than
explain them.

But we require
something in return.

The memory of what happened

between you and your brother
on Vulcan.

We wish to view
the entire conflict

between the two of you
during childhood.

The defining experience.

The wound you inflicted.

You want to experience our pain?

Why? For your entertainment?

This is how we understand.
How we survive.

Survive another way.

Your brothers sanity

will depend entirely
on your cooperation.

Its better not to
resist, Commander.

They dive deeply
into our minds.

Our hopes.

Our memories,
our fears.

Even our dreams.

This is how they found me
after the crash.

They gave me the choice:

to live the rest of my life
as I am

or as I was.

You see? Theyre not
unnecessarily cruel.

And even though this may just be
a projection, it...

...it feels as real as it looks.

To reorder your brothers mind,

we must disengage him
from logic.

But you must pay the price.

We may watch you
relive your memory?

Yes.

But I need to see
my brothers mind first.

Very well.

It began the night
you ran away from our home.

Deep into the forests
of Vulcans Forge

and its many dangers.

That is when the Angel
first appeared to me.

I thought it was a dream,
a premonition.

It showed me...

...your death.

I told Mother and Father where
I had seen you in the forest.

They found you.

The Angel saved you.

She changed your fate.

Years later,
it appeared to me once again.

Another dream,
another premonition.

I now understand its meaning.

And where it must lead me.

It guided me to a remote planet

and showed me...

the end.

My mind

to your mind.

My thoughts to your thoughts.



Now you see.

Dinner is served.

Computer,
music, please.

You kept all my things.

Well, I-I thought about, uh,
sending stuff to your mom.

I tried to pack it.

It was too hard.

I wasnt ready, I guess.

Here, um, first course.

Asopao. Your recipe.

Is it good?

Yeah, I-I guess, its just...

Its just unfamiliar.

Its your favorite.

I have that memory.

Its just, my-my
senses, my feelings

dont connect with it.

Or anything, really.

I-I think
wh-what youre dealing with

is-is a-a form
of neutralizing shock.

Its not that simple, Paul.

Its not a matter of identity,

because we know who you are.

Or maybe thats just who I was.

I-I think we should try
to normalize...

Whats normal about this?

You never put together dinner
in our quarters before.

Im just trying to help.
Ill do anything.

Please tell me how...

I dont know what to do!

You keep pushing me
to feel something!

You want me to just
pick up where we left off

as if nothing happened?
You have no idea!

Look, uh,

losing you was-was the worst
thing that ever happened, but...

but now that youre here again,
Im-Im just trying to treat it

like what it is: a miracle

that I dreamed about
every night

since you...

Since I died.

Say it!

Why are you so angry with me?

You know what, Paul?

Thats a good question.

Mr. Tyler, this is my ship.

More importantly,
this is my crew.

I will not call off the search.

I will not leave two
of them out there.

Certainly not when one
is accused of crimes

I dont believe he committed.

When were not
in our right minds,

Captain,

were capable of anything.

I can believe that about you.

Not about Spock.

It doesnt matter
what you believe.

31 believes hes a killer.

You may find them first,
but you wont get to them first.

Section 31
is watching you.

Not just Leland and Georgiou,
but their whole operation.

Do you think youre surprising
me with this information?

When Leland reaches Spock
and Burnham, he will bury them.

search only
shines a light on her.

What are you saying?

Trust Michael to find
the right way through.

Ultimately, its the safer
choice for both of them.

If you trust Burnham

more than Section 31,

why are you working for them?

I know they act in gray areas,

and I know
theyre dedicated people

trying to keep you

and every other part
of the Federation safe.

After what Ive been through,
after what Ive become,

I can be of service there.

Captain,

may I have a moment?

Walk with me.

It appears someone on our ship
accessed the transceiver array

and sent out an encrypted,

unauthorized subspace
transmission.

Three of them, actually.

Large bursts.
Petabytes of data.

An unauthorized
transmission? Where?

Unknown, sir.

Not just anyone can
access that array.

There must be some
trace of the sender.

Well, if there is, sir,
we will find it.

Spock.

You saw the Red Angel.

First as a child,

then again a few months ago.

Who is it?

If I knew,
we would not be here.

I was asking rhetorically.

Then at least ask something
I have never asked of myself.

Can we have a better version
of this conversation?

Is there a valuable question
in your arsenal?

Yes. Do you actually think
the beard is working?

The barren planets...
Andoria, Earth.

Is the Angel a time traveler?

The engineering
comprehension

necessary to build its suit
would suggest so.

And some of the memories
it shared with me

have yet to occur.

There was no one left.

A possible future.

One that could well be
determined by our actions.

Yours and mine.

Yeah, yours and mine.

Spock, there is
so much that I...

No. I am not here
to absolve you, Michael Burnham.

This is not about your feelings.

Guess Im a fool
for taking that personally.

Agreed.

I risked everything
to bring you here.

It does not surprise me
that you see it that way.

But it was I
who brought you here

to see what I have seen.

How does my seeing help you?

I required someone who had
context of my timeline.

Of me.

So you required family.

An interesting choice of words,

coming from you.

Shall we continue?

There is a great responsibility
at hand.

To serve the needs of the many.

Im listening. Talk.

An impermeable layer of energy
surrounding the suit.

A quantum field
I was unable to infiltrate.

Still, the thoughts I received
from within it were human.

Human?

There was loneliness,

desperation.

You will need to see more.

Our hosts will attempt
to safeguard your mind

if you continue.

But if you need
to rest before...

No, I dont.
Show me.

Mr. Spock,
theres been an event.

Signals in space seen
across the galaxy.

The pattern is undeniably
what you previously described.

And what you are drawing here.

Theyre real.

My vision wasnt
a hallucination?

"Premonition" might be
a more accurate word.

Then the images I saw
in the mind meld...

these signals...

Somehow, you reported them
before they appeared.

What do you think they are?

I believe they represent
an attempt to communicate.

By whom?

Perhaps these signals
have appeared before.

Somewhere else?

As a Starfleet science officer,
you would have been exposed

to a comprehensive
historical...

History will not provide
an answer to your query, Doctor.

Instead, you should be
asking me...

how is it I can
remember tomorrow?

It was a mistake to come here.

I must leave.

Mr. Spock, leaving
would be premature.

There are Section 31 officers
coming to transfer you

to a more specialized facility.

Section 31?

Your mind is in crisis.

The Vulcan part of you
requires time to heal.

You are correct.

Time most certainly has
something to do with it.

What happened after that?

Section 31 thinks
you murdered these people.

I see your faith
in my character has not changed

since we were children.

You are inside my mind,
yet you still need confirmation.

Do you see murder here?

Im sorry.

I dont expect you
to understand,

but...

it wasnt really me.

It was Voq.

Yes.

Bring him out.

It doesnt work like that.

I can find him.

This must be allowed
to play out.

Are you sure about that?

Stop it.

Stop! Stop, you...

Bring him out!

I dont even know
who I am anymore.

Who do you think
youre talking to?

You allowed the fight
to proceed?

Well, I believe the
confrontation was

a necessary and
unavoidable catharsis

for both men.

But hardly an example
of by-the-book

conflict resolution.

The Starfleet manual offers
no regulatory guidelines

for interactions
between humans

with Klingons grafted
to their bones

and a ships doctor
returned from the dead.

Then, occasionally,

we have to make it up
as we go along.

That is the situation
in which we find ourselves, yes.

This is not intended
with any judgment, Mr. Saru,

but I suspect that,
before your own evolution,

you might have made
a different call.

Perhaps, Captain.

Given the unusual nature
of our circumstances,

Im going to overlook
the incident,

but this cant happen again.

And please make sure
everyones aware that

we will not be settling
our differences with violence,

but with the uniform
code of contact.

And that goes
for you as well.

Understood, Captain.

Good.

Vina.

Vina.

H-How...

Im not used to you
being afraid of me.

Used to me?

Its a lot to digest.

Theres something
I need to say.

When you came to Talos,

Id been alone
for so many years.

I never imagined
happiness or love.

And when the Talosians
decided we were

unsuited for each other...

when you left, it was worse.

Because I knew what Id lost.

Ive thought about you-
us- often,

and wished that you
would have come with me.

Chris, I didnt need to.

Thats what Im trying to say.

They brought you
back to me.

Not the real you-
its illusory, of course-

but the part of you that
still lives inside of me.

Weve spent a lifetime together.

Im glad...

Im glad youre not alone.

All this time, you kept me sane.

Kept me tethered
to what I once felt.

Even though I was never
the person you thought I was.

You didnt deceive
anyone, Vina.

I felt it, too.

But youre here now.

This is real.

As real as it
needs to be.

But the Talosians ability to
project illusions across space

is limited.

And the farther
away you are,

the harder it is
to sustain.

Theres someone you need to see.

Burnham.

Youre on Talos?

Can you see me?

Yes, Captain.

I found Spock.

He directed us here
so the Talosians

could show me his mind.

The first thing
I need to tell you is

Spock is innocent.

There were no murders.

I didnt want to communicate
through subspace.

Section 31 might have
traced our transmission.

I know what happened.
Georgiou reported

that she tried
to hail your shuttle

while Spock was on board
and you failed to respond.

I took Spock to Captain Leland,
and he tried to use

invasive Terran technology
to rip his mind apart.

But why? What do they
want with Spock?

My memories of the future.

Spock... it is good to see you.

Captain, I have seen
the Red Angel,

and it revealed the final
outcome of our current timeline.

If we are to escape
what awaits us,

we must follow
the Angels design.

What design?

Please, the window
is closing.

Captain,

I never believed I would
ask this of anyone,

but I need you
to take me on faith.

You must come
for us now, if you can.

Chris, hurry.

Were out of time.

Hurry for your friends.

Theyre counting on you.

You should at least...

at least get your hand
checked out.

Why?

I-I can feel it.

And Im not letting anyone
fix things I can feel.

Look, just come home and...

Its not my home anymore, Paul.

That version of me

that called your quarters home,
that version of me is dead.

And Im not going back.

But is it because

you dont want to or...

because you dont know how?

What difference does it make?

Would you please
just move forward?

And let me do the same.

I, uh...

Okay.

MAN Commander Stamets to Engineering.

Engineering, status, please.

Commander Stamets
is just getting

into position now,
Captain.

Whats our destination, Captain?

Talos IV.

Captain.

Talos is in a restricted section

of the Alpha Quadrant.

Yes, it is.

Hit it, Airiam.

The spore drive
just disengaged, sir.

Whats going on down there?

It appears to be a failure
in the spore hub.

Sir, Im seeing corruption
in duotronics.

Corruption that seems
to have been

introduced manually
somehow.

Have there been previous
corruption issues with the hub?

Not like this.

We run level-three diagnostics

on the entire spore drive
every ten hours.

Someone deliberately
corrupted the system.

Why the black alert?

We have to get
to Talos IV

to retrieve Spock
and Burnham.

But our spore drive
has conveniently gone down,

and it wasnt an accident.

You think someone
tampered with it?

Who? Who would do that?

Well, we might be able
to narrow down the list

by asking who had a vested
interest in keeping us here.

And someone on our ship
has been sending

unauthorized, heavily encrypted
subspace transmissions

to unidentified
recipients.

I dont know anything about

unauthorized transmissions.

Odd.

They were authorized
by your command codes.

I sent nothing.

To no one.
Someone must have

spoofed my code. And
sabotaged the spore drive.

You dont really think I...

Ive recently
learned that

Section 31 has accessed
invasive neurologic tech.

Maybe they used it on you.

Maybe you dont even
know youre doing it.

That part of my life is over.

Im sure I-Id know
if I did something like that.

Im sorry, Tyler.

I cant afford to take
your word for it.

And neither can you.

Have him confined
to his quarters

until further notice.

Trust me on this,
if nothing else:

Section 31 will find
a way to track you.

Thank you, Mr. Tyler. I agree.

Set a course
for Starbase 11

at maximum warp.

Aye, sir.

Radio ahead.

Say that
we need repairs.

Aye, Captain.

Maybe thatll throw off
any potential pursuers.

Starbase 11 is two light-years
from Talos IV.

Exactly why I want

Section 31 to think
that were going there.

Well pick a point midway,

alter course
and then run silent.

That should buy use enough time.

I hope.

Thank you...

for helping Spock.

Im pretty sure
he would have died

without your help.

will be here soon.

There isnt much time.

I owe them my memory.

You dont want them
to force payment.

Its awful.

Ive shown her
all the memories

she needs to see.

Yeah, well...

...now you have to share
one of mine.

Its the price I agreed to
for your recovery.

Michael, wait.

Michael, wait.

Where are you going?

Spock, Im a danger
to your family.

Our family. No.

There are too many Vulcans

who dont want
humans living here.

Father knows the
separatists arent gone.

Theyll come back
and attack your home.

Our home.

Well fight them.

Together.

Its better this way.

You deserve to grow up
somewhere safe.

Safe is a relative construct.

Safe has inconsistent meanings.

Stop it.

I am going.

Then Im going with you.

I dont want you with me.

Dont you understand that?

You are my sister.

My sister...

You... you are helping the human
part of me learn to express...

The human part of
you is so small

it wont make a difference
in your life.

Why cant you get it
through your head?

I dont want a freak
like you as a brother.

But I love you.
Love?

Youre not capable of love.

I am.

No, you are not.

You are Vulcan,

and you will always be
cold and distant,

like a moon somewhere.

Youre not worth my effort.

But you promised you would
teach me the ways of Earth.

That maybe we could
live there one day.

Dont you get it?

I dont want you in my life.

Stop following me...

...you weird little half-breed.

Spock, I didnt mean
any of those...

I am aware you were
trying to sever

our emotional connection
so that I would be

less distraught
by your absence.

A primitive tactic,
but logical.

No, it was more than that.

The Logic Extremists
would have targeted our family

as long as I was
still in that house.

I did not want you
to get hurt or killed.

But I should have
tried something else.

Anything else.

Spock,

I am so sorry.

In point of fact,
I am grateful.

Your words showed me
how damaging

my humanity could be.

No, your humanity
was beautiful.

I was a child.

You were a catalyst.

In an attempt to
escape emotion,

to escape you,

I fully submerged in logic.

But my bedrock of
logic, my constant,

has always been time itself.

And now time has failed me.

Logic has failed me.

Emotion has failed me.

I have nothing to build upon,
yet build I must.

This could be
the defining moment

for multiple civilizations
and millions of lives,

and I am not ready.

Are you more angry
with me or yourself?

Do not attempt to
psychoanalyze me, Michael.

Better minds than yours
have tried and failed.

Yet you chose me
for this journey.

You value our connection.

Perhaps the bedrock
of your logic

is this relationship.

Absurd.

You are correct,
however,

on one matter.

It was foolish to idolize you.

And I regret it deeply.

Discoverys

approaching.

There is another ship
close behind.

They want you to know
youre in danger.

The Section 31 ship
is hailing, sir.

Tylers confined.
They didnt find us through him.

Answer them, Bryce.

I know where youre going, Pike.

Cut your engines immediately.
Thats an order.

Ill start following orders when
you start telling the truth.

Or did you not think
Id find out

what you were going
to do to Spock?

Last warning, Chris.

Stand down.

Detmer, drop us in
over Talos IV.

Owo, the second were in range,
start scanning for our people.

Got them, sir.

Beam them up, quickly.

Copy that, sir.

Achieving lock,
and beaming now.

And?

Ive locked on
with our transporter,

but Im getting interference.

Sir, Section 31

has a lock
on Burnham and Spock as well.

Leland again, sir.

Put him on.

Pike, disengage your
transporter beam immediately.

I cant do that.

If one of us doesnt let go,

Burnham and Spock will be
ripped apart atom by atom.

Is that what you want?
Because thats exactly

whats going to happen
if you dont

disengage your transporter beam.

Mute screen.

What do I do, sir?

Captain?

Let your friends go.

Its the only way.

Let them go.

Let us all go.

Trust me.

Goodbye, Vina.

Owo...

disengage transporter.

Yes, sir.

Theyve disengaged.
Beaming in now.

Do not move.

You did the right thing.

That will be noted
in my after-action report.

Now, you and your crew
are to report to Starbase 11

and await disciplinary action.

Leland out.

You look exceptionally
pleased with yourself.

Arent you surprised
Pike gave up so easily?

Thank you
for your insight.

Now, this time,
Ill do the talking.

Captain, I detect a shuttle

approaching
from the planet.

Trying to
scan it, Captain,

but something is
blocking us.

Should I hail them, sir?

No.

They wouldnt want
to risk answering.

Let them in the shuttle bay.

Mr. Saru, with me.

Welcome back, Commander.

What were you doing on Talos?

This will go easier
if you answer me.

Or it can go harder.

I beg to differ.

Say goodbye, Spock.

Goodbye, Spock.

What is this?
Whats happening?

Captain.

Commander Saru.

But how?

Talosian projection.
Thats how.

Greetings, Captain.

Spock.

Are you all right?

Much better for seeing you
in person, sir.

Even if we are only
riding into danger.

Is that a smile
I see on your face?

I believe it is. Yes.

Well, welcome to

Discovery.

Those Talosians tried
this trick with me

in the Terran universe once,

and I blew them
and their stupid singing plants

off the face of the planet.

Well, you might have
told me about

the scope of their abilities.

And miss seeing you explain
yourself to the admirals?

Oh, Leland, I wonder how
this will work out for you.

Captain on the bridge.

Spock, I need to hear
about this Red Angel.

Do you know what it is?

A human, and nothing more.

It appears
this person is attempting

to change the outcome
of our current timeline.

And what is that outcome?

A future in which
all sentient life

in our galaxy
has been eradicated.

By what?

Unclear, Captain.

Well, we should sure
alter course

and get the hell out of here.

In just a few minutes.Discovery

will become

the most wanted ship
in the galaxy.

I dont suppose the Red Angel
offered you any advice

on how to handle a
situation like this.

No.

But my limited
experience

as a fugitive suggests
only one course of action.

And what is that?

We run.

I cant ask any of you

to participate in what is
clearly an act of disobedience.

Course heading, sir?

Does feel like

we should get moving, like, now.

I think you have
the crew, sir.

Helm, get us out of here.