anything
about Shinzon's plans
against the Federation?
No.
Do you have any knowledge
of the tactical
abilities of his ship?
No.
Can I move now?
No.
What are you doing?
I must deactivate you.
For how long?
Indefinitely.
How long is tha...?
A long time, brother.
It's called
a Cascading Biogenic Pulse.
The unique properties
of thalaron radiation
allow the energy beam
to expand almost without limit.
Depending on its radiant
intensity,
it could encompass a ship...
or a planet.
He would only have built
a weapon of such scope
for one reason.
He's going after Earth.
How can you be certain?
I know how he thinks.
Destroy humanity,
you cripple the Federation.
The Romulans invade.
No way of penetrating his cloak?
No.
So he could pass
within ten meters
of every ship in Starfleet
and they'd never know.
We do have one advantage,
though.
He needs your blood to live.
He might come after you first.
I'm counting on it.
We've been ordered
to sector 1045.
Our fleet has been diverted
to meet us there.
Strength in numbers.
Yes. At least,
that's what we hope.
He must not be allowed
to use that weapon.
All other concerns
are secondary.
You understand me?
Yes, sir.
All hands... battle stations.
Initiate the force field.
Captain's Personal Log,
supplemental.
We're heading toward Federation
space at maximum warp.
The crew has responded
with the dedication
I've come to expect of them.
And like a thousand
other commanders
on a thousand
other battlefields,
I wait for the dawn.
How long?
A matter of hours.
We must begin the procedure now.
How long until we reach
the Rift?
Seven minutes.
Data, what's
our current position?
How soon until we reach
the fleet?
At our current velocity,
we will arrive at sector 1045
in approximately 40 minutes,
sir.
"For now we see
but through a glass darkly."
Sir?
He said he is a mirror.
Of you, sir?
Yes.
I do not agree.
Although you share
the same genetic structure,
the events of your life
have created
a unique individual.
If I had lived his life,
is it possible that I would've
rejected my humanity?
The B-4 is physically identical
to me, although
his neural pathways
are not as advanced.
But even if they were,
he would not be me.
How can you be sure?
I aspire, sir,
to be better than I am.
B-4 does not...
nor does Shinzon.
We are passing through
the Bassen Rift, sir.
The projection will return
when we have cleared it.
It's interfering with our uplink
from Starfleet cartography?
The Rift affects
all long-range communica...
Commander Riker,
evasive maneuvers.
Target weapon systems
and shields.
I don't want the Enterprise
destroyed.
Can you learn to see
in the dark, Captain?
Report.
He's firing through the cloak.
We can't get a lock.
He disabled our warp drive
with his first shot.
We only have impulse, Captain.
Mr. Worf, prepare
a full phaser spread.
Zero elevation.
All banks on my mark.
Scan for shield impact.
Stand by, photon torpedoes.
Aye, sir.
Fire.
You're too slow, old man.
Attack pattern Shinzon Theta.
We are losing dorsal shields!
Full axis rotation to port.
Fire all ventral phasers.
Minimal damage to the Scimitar.
Defensive pattern Kirk Epsilon.
Get the shields on line,
Geordi.
I'm already on it.
Counselor Troi,
report to the Bridge.
Captain...
we are being hailed.
On screen.
Captain Picard...
will you join me
in your ready room?
You can't trace my holographic
emitters, Captain,
so don't bother.
And you can't
contact Starfleet.
It's just the two of us now,
Jean-Luc.
As it should be.
Why are you here?
To accept your surrender.
I can clearly destroy you
at any time.
Lower your shields
and allow me to transport you
to my ship.
And the Enterprise?
I have little interest
in your quaint vessel, Captain.
Look at me, Shinzon.
Your heart, your hands...
your eyes
are the same as mine.
The blood pumping within you...
the raw material is the same.
We have