| Pa: |
I don't get it, Captain. This morning you were giving orders about
not interfering because of the Prime Directive. Now you are telling
them everything.
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| Ja: |
I told them the truth, when I realized we'd already violated
the Prime Directive in the worst possible manner.
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| Pa: |
How did we do that?
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| Ja: |
Just by being here. Because if we haven't been here, it's very
possible this world would not have been destroyed.
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| Pa: |
What?
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| Ja: |
Think about it, Tom. Before we got involved, these people were planning
to commit some kind of sabotage next week. We are the ones who forced
to change their schedule. Because of us, they decided to begin today
at 4:00 rotaions. And we know the detonation takes place today
just after 4:01.
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| Pa: |
401:22:84. Wait a minute. You're saying we are responsible for the
explosion even if it occurred before our ship arrived here?
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| Ja: |
We've traveled back to appointed time before the explosion. So, yes.
We can be responsible for it.
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| Pa: |
Let's say we never came. And the plans didn't change. When the accident
simply occurred next week instead of today?
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| Ja: |
Who knows what might happen between now and then? They could've been
arrested before they got a chance to carry it out. Conditions of
the plant might've not been the same next week. But it's become our
problem now, Tom. And we have got to find the way to solve it.
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| Ki: |
We are running out of time. Subspace fractures are closing. We've lost
over 75% of them.
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| B: |
At this point, we're suggesting we concentrate our search at the
flash point.
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| Tu: |
May I ask what you expect to accomplish by doing that?
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| Ki: |
We figured the Captain and Paris might look for the origin of
the explosion trying to prevent it.
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| Tu: |
Unlikely. It will be highly questionable decision in light of
the Prime Directive.
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| Ch: |
If it were me, I would try to get there.
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| Tu: |
The issue is whether the Captain Janeway would go there, not you, Commander.
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| Ch: |
You think you can locate the flash point?
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| B: |
We already have.
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| Ch: |
Let's go.
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