you suggest.
Most Vulcans see melding
as deviant behavior.
What's that got to do with it? [ sighs ]
Evidence will solve this crime,
not mind-melds.
What evidence?
The DNA on the bomb
was planted.
You can prove that?
I can.
Ambassador,
I don't know what kind of pull it takes to mess with DNA records on Vulcan,
but I think we're looking at a deliberate attempt to hide the truth.
You're suggesting a conspiracy.
One that cost 43 innocent lives.
Aren't they worth a little risk?
The needs of the many.
I can perform the meld.
Over here!
Help me with this.
The sandfire
can still reach us.
I know this.
How did you get
this medallion? From my mother.
T'Les.
You're a Syrrannite.
The daughter of T'Les serves on a human starship.
When did you talk with her?
Is she safe?
You're the human responsible
for the destruction of the monastery at P'Jem.
Is that going to be a problem? The High Command defiled P'Jem
when they used it to spy on Andoria.
You exposed their hypocrisy.
You seem to know a lot about us.
I'm guessing that means
you know why we're here.
Your mother is safe with the others
at the T'Karath Sanctuary. It's not far.
I'll guide you both there
when the storm has passed.
I don't know if this
has ever been attempted with a human before.
My mind to your mind...
Our minds are one,
our thoughts are joined.
Yes.
I see what you see...
the embassy.
I'm at my station...
at your station.
So many new people arriving
for the summit.
I don't recognize them all.
But some I know.
A package.
That's all right,
I don't need to see it.
Go right through.
Who are you?
Who...?
Ambassador...
[ gasps ]
what'd you see?
How long do these Sandfire Storms usually last?
Mm... a day... perhaps two.
I've never seen one this strong.
But we're safe here,
and we're in no hurry.
Maybe we should be.
The High Command believes the Syrrannites are responsible
for bombing the Earth's embassy.
That's not our way.
They seem to think that it is. That you and your leader believe
in a corrupted version of Surak's teachings.
[ light chuckle ]
Did your mother tell you the story?
Of the IDIC?
"Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combination".
Words that are a mere shadow
of its true meaning.
Surak tells us that the story
of the IDIC has no end,
but it begins here, at Mount Seleya.
Surak died on Mount Seleya.
His body, yes,
but his katra was spirited away
before the last battle against those who marched
beneath the Raptor's Wings,
those who wanted to return
to the Savage Ways.
What's a "katra"?
Syrrannites claim it's the
"essence" of a Vulcan mind,
that it can be transferred
from the body before death,
then stored in some manner.
Some say Surak's katra was found
and now is carried by a Syrrannite,
so all those who meld with him
may touch Surak's mind.
Syrrannites conduct mind-melding?
Surak tells us it is the heritage of every Vulcan.
Even those who don't believe in the practice.
A witness?
The guard recognized the person
who brought in the bomb we found in the rubble.
The Syrrannite woman -- T'Pau.
No.
It was you.
I would like to interrogate this "witness" myself.
You're not getting anywhere near him.
Perhaps I could speak with the guard.
I'm afraid he's in no condition to be questioned.
He's in a coma.
Yet he provided an eyewitness account?
We accessed his memories
through a mind-meld.
Telepathic evidence is inadmissable.
It's not evidence at all!
You allowed this distasteful act to take place?
I performed it.
[ sighing ]
Soval...
you've shamed Vulcan...
and yourself.
The law leaves me no recourse.
You'll be summoned to appear
before the High Command to account for your actions.
Commander. Doctor.
At one time the High Command
was only responsible for the exploration of space.
But that's changed.
I've been told Vulcans have never been explorers.
I think you've been told many things about us that aren't true.
[ thunderclap ]
Reseal the entrance!
T'