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Clips from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) - The Defector (S03E03)

overpower the Romulan B-type warbirds we may encounter?

"overpower the Romulan B-type warbirds we may encounter?"

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Are you prepared to help us detect them through their cloaking shields?

"Are you prepared to help us detect them through their cloaking shields?"

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Well, you see my problem, admiral.

"Well, you see my problem, admiral."

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You ask us for faith

"You ask us for faith"

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in circumstances which are hardly possible to believe,

"in circumstances which are hardly possible to believe,"

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compounded by lies and your refusal to tell us what you know.

"compounded by lies and your refusal to tell us what you know."

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I cannot betray my people.

"I cannot betray my people."

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You've already betrayed your people, admiral!

"You've already betrayed your people, admiral!"

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You've made your choices, sir. You're a traitor.

"You've made your choices, sir. You're a traitor."

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Now, if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you, I am truly sorry.

"Now, if the bitter taste of that is unpalatable to you, I am truly sorry."

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because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone.

"because you think you can dance on the edge of the Neutral Zone."

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You've crossed over, admiral.

"You've crossed over, admiral."

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You make yourself comfortable with that.

"You make yourself comfortable with that."

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Do you have any children, Captain Picard? A family?

"Do you have any children, Captain Picard? A family?"

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No.

"No."

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Hmm.

"Hmm."

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Then you have sacrificed too much for your career.

"Then you have sacrificed too much for your career."

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Yes, this is all very interesting--

"Yes, this is all very interesting--"

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There comes a time in a man's life that you cannot know

"There comes a time in a man's life that you cannot know"

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when he looks down at the first smile of his baby girl

"when he looks down at the first smile of his baby girl"

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and realizes he must change the world for her,

"and realizes he must change the world for her,"

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for all children.

"for all children."

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It is for her that I am here.

"It is for her that I am here."

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Not to destroy the Romulan Empire, but to save it.

"Not to destroy the Romulan Empire, but to save it."

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that another war would destroy the Empire.

"that another war would destroy the Empire."

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They got tired of my arguments.

"They got tired of my arguments."

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Finally I was censured, sent off to command some distant sector.

"Finally I was censured, sent off to command some distant sector."

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This was my only recourse.

"This was my only recourse."

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I...

"I..."

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...will never see my child smile again.

"...will never see my child smile again."

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She will grow up believing that her father is a traitor.

"She will grow up believing that her father is a traitor."

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But she will grow up.

"But she will grow up."

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I can't.

"I can't."

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And I won't.

"And I won't."

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Unless I have unequivocal cooperation.

"Unless I have unequivocal cooperation."

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Admiral Jarok has provided me with the locations,

"Admiral Jarok has provided me with the locations,"

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Mr. La Forge,

"Mr. La Forge,"

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and the cloaking systems of the warbird-class starship.

"and the cloaking systems of the warbird-class starship."

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But I believe his experience as a field commander will be more valuable

"But I believe his experience as a field commander will be more valuable"

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Number One, set course for Nelvana III.

"Number One, set course for Nelvana III."

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Second officer's log, stardate 43465.2.

"Second officer's log, stardate 43465.2."

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We have entered the Neutral Zone

"We have entered the Neutral Zone"

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in direct violation of the Treaty of Algeron.

"in direct violation of the Treaty of Algeron."

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Presuming Romulan warships are cloaked and monitoring us,

"Presuming Romulan warships are cloaked and monitoring us,"

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- Tactical? - Nothing on sensors.

"- Tactical? - Nothing on sensors."

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I don't like it. I would have expected a greeting party.

"I don't like it. I would have expected a greeting party."

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You echo another noteworthy commander

"You echo another noteworthy commander"

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in similar circumstances, Number One.

"in similar circumstances, Number One."

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Countryman of yours.

"Countryman of yours."

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George Armstrong Custer,

"George Armstrong Custer,"

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when his Seventh Calvary arrived at the Little Bighorn.

"when his Seventh Calvary arrived at the Little Bighorn."

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May we have better luck.

"May we have better luck."

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Approaching Nelvana system.

"Approaching Nelvana system."

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Engage impulse engines.

"Engage impulse engines."

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Still no signs of them on sensors.

"Still no signs of them on sensors."

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In a way I'd rather be fighting my way through this.

"In a way I'd rather be fighting my way through this."

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No life forms, no power sources, no weapon systems.

"No life forms, no power sources, no weapon systems."

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The subspace signal the probe detected?

"The subspace signal the probe detected?"

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They seem to be moving in an orbital path with an 800-kilometer apogee.

"They seem to be moving in an orbital path with an 800-kilometer apogee."

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Lieutenant Worf, bring the admiral up here.

"Lieutenant Worf, bring the admiral up here."

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Aye, sir.

"Aye, sir."

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Maybe they abandoned the planet after he defected.

"Maybe they abandoned the planet after he defected."

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There is no scarring on the planet surface

"There is no scarring on the planet surface"

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that would denote heavy construction of any kind.

"that would denote heavy construction of any kind."

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A cloaking device of some sort, to hide the entire base?

"A cloaking device of some sort, to hide the entire base?"

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A cloaking device operating on the surface

"A cloaking device operating on the surface"

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would be given away by visible distortion effects.

"would be given away by visible distortion effects."

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Perhaps you would care to explain why we are here, admiral.

"Perhaps you would care to explain why we are here, admiral."

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Nelvana III, admiral. No base.

"Nelvana III, admiral. No base."

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The records, timetables for completion.

"The records, timetables for completion."

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An entire legion was assigned to this section.

"An entire legion was assigned to this section."

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Is it possible they could have been feeding you disinformation?

"Is it possible they could have been feeding you disinformation?"

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You said that you had been censured, reassigned four months ago.

"You said that you had been censured, reassigned four months ago."

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They knew of your dissatisfaction.

"They knew of your dissatisfaction."

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Could all this have been to test your loyalty?

"Could all this have been to test your loyalty?"

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No.

"No."

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No.

"No."

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It's impossible.

"It's impossible."

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They let you escape with an arsenal of worthless secrets.

"They let you escape with an arsenal of worthless secrets."

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What other explanation is there?

"What other explanation is there?"

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Permission to withdraw from the Neutral Zone.

"Permission to withdraw from the Neutral Zone."

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At your earliest convenience, Number One.

"At your earliest convenience, Number One."

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I hear you, commander.

"I hear you, commander."

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Two Romulan warships uncloaking.

"Two Romulan warships uncloaking."

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Power transfer fields may be pinched off.

"Power transfer fields may be pinched off."

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This is just a tap on the shoulder, or we wouldn't be here talking about it.

"This is just a tap on the shoulder, or we wouldn't be here talking about it."

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The Romulans are hailing us.

"The Romulans are hailing us."

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I hardly expected to see you again so soon.

"I hardly expected to see you again so soon."

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It seems this time you are the one

"It seems this time you are the one"

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But, captain, as you can see, there is no incursion.

"But, captain, as you can see, there is no incursion."

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And the matter of the unidentified subspace radio emissions

"And the matter of the unidentified subspace radio emissions"

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and the ionization disturbances?

"and the ionization disturbances?"

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Ah, you must mean our orbiting probe.

"Ah, you must mean our orbiting probe."

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We are studying Nelvana III for, uh, archaeological research.

"We are studying Nelvana III for, uh, archaeological research."

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With a cloaked satellite?

"With a cloaked satellite?"

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for your aggressive charge across the Neutral Zone?

"for your aggressive charge across the Neutral Zone?"

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You can believe what you wish.

"You can believe what you wish."

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And we will be on our way.

"And we will be on our way."

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Without even an apology, captain?

"Without even an apology, captain?"

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If an apology will do, then I offer it.

"If an apology will do, then I offer it."

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I'm afraid it won't, so I will save you the humiliation.

"I'm afraid it won't, so I will save you the humiliation."

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You see, Picard,

"You see, Picard,"

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after we dissect your Enterprise for every precious bit of information,

"after we dissect your Enterprise for every precious bit of information,"

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in the center of the Romulan capital as a symbol of our victory.

"in the center of the Romulan capital as a symbol of our victory."

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It will inspire our armies for generations to come

"It will inspire our armies for generations to come"

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and serve as a warning to any other traitor

"and serve as a warning to any other traitor"

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who would create ripples of disloyalty.

"who would create ripples of disloyalty."

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They were all fiction, written for my benefit, a test.

"They were all fiction, written for my benefit, a test."

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A test of my loyalty.

"A test of my loyalty."

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And you used me to lure the Enterprise into the Neutral Zone.

"And you used me to lure the Enterprise into the Neutral Zone."

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Then you will surrender as prisoners of war.

"Then you will surrender as prisoners of war."

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No, Captain Picard, I expect you won't.

"No, Captain Picard, I expect you won't."

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You have 30 seconds to decide.

"You have 30 seconds to decide."

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I do not require one, Tomalak.

"I do not require one, Tomalak."

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I urge you, Captain Picard, surrender.

"I urge you, Captain Picard, surrender."

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Consider the men and women you would lead into a lost cause.

"Consider the men and women you would lead into a lost cause."

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they are prepared to give their lives.

"they are prepared to give their lives."

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Are you prepared to die today, Tomalak?

"Are you prepared to die today, Tomalak?"

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I expected more from you than an idle threat, Picard.

"I expected more from you than an idle threat, Picard."

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Aye, sir.

"Aye, sir."

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