bridge!
Shall we raise our shields, Captain?
I've never been this close.
The Chancellor is undoubtedly
awaiting our signal.
- Uhura, hailing frequencies.
- Aye, sir.
Right standard rudder.
Bring us alongside.
Right standard rudder.
Z plus 5 degrees.
Channel is open, Captain.
This is the Starship Enterprise.
Captain James T. Kirk commanding.
This is Kronos One.
I am Chancellor Gorkon.
We've been ordered to escort you
to your meeting on Earth.
Thank you.
Would you and your party care to dine
this evening aboard the Enterprise -
- as guests of
the United Federation of Planets?
We would be delighted to accept
your gracious invitation.
We'll make arrangements to have you
beamed aboard at 19:30 hours.
I shall look forward to that.
I hope you're happy.
Captain! There is a supply of
Romulan ale aboard.
It might make
the evening pass more... smoothly.
Officer thinking, Lieutenant.
Guess who's coming to dinner.
Energize.
- Chancellor Gorkon.
- Captain Kirk.
May I present Captain Spock,
whom I believe you know.
Captain, face to face at last.
You have my thanks.
Chancellor.
Gentlemen.
This is my daughter, Azetbur...
My military advisor, Brigadier Kerla...
General Chang,
my chief of staff.
I have so wanted to meet you, Captain.
- I'm not sure how to take that.
- Sincere admiration, Kirk.
From one warrior to another.
Right...
This way. You might enjoy a brief tour.
- They all look alike.
- What about that smell?
You know only top of the line models
can even talk...
- You men have work?
- Yes, ma'am.
Then snap to it.
I offer a toast.
The undiscovered country.
- The future.
- The undiscovered country.
Hamlet, act 3, scene 1 .
You have not experienced Shake-
speare until you've read him in Klingon.
Captain Kirk.
I thought Romulan ale was illegal.
An advantage of being 1,000 light
years from Federation headquarters.
To you, Chancellor Gorkon.
One of the architects of our future.
Chancellor!
Perhaps we are looking at
something of that future here.
Tell me, Captain Kirk. Would you
be willing to give up Starfleet?
The Captain feels that Starfleet's
mission has always been one of peace.
I wouldn't dispute my first officer.
Starfleet has always been...
There's no need to mince words.
In space, all warriors are cold warriors.
General,
are you fond of... Shakespeare?
We believe all planets have a sovereign
claim to inalienable human rights.
"Inalien..."
If you could only hear yourselves.
"Human rights."
Why, the very name is racist.
The Federation is
a "homo sapiens only" club.
Present company excepted, of course.
We know where this is leading -
the annihilation of our culture.
That's not true. No!
"To be or not to be"... That is the
question which preoccupies our people.
- We need breathing room.
- Earth. Hitler, 1938.
I beg your pardon.
Well...
I see we have a long way to go.
We must do this again sometime.
You don't trust me, do you?
I don't blame you.
If there is to be a brave new world, -
- our generation is going to have
the hardest time living in it.
- Captain Spock.
- Chancellor. Madam.
Captain.
Well, most kind.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Hmm, Captain?
"Have we not heard the chimes
at midnight?"
Thank God!
- Did you see the way they ate?
- Terrible table manners.
I doubt our own behaviour will distinguish
us in the annals of diplomacy.
I'm going to sleep this off. Is there any
other way we can screw up tonight?
I'm going to go find
a pot of black coffee.
The Enterprise hosted
Chancellor Gorkon to dinner last night.
Our manners
weren't exactly Emily Post.
To the galley - Romulan ale no longer
to be served at diplomatic functions.
Captain Kirk, will you please
join me on the bridge? Captain Kirk?
- Captain.
- What is it?
- I find this curious.
- Spock, I'm really tired.
We are reading an enormous amount of
neutron radiation.
- Where?
- It appears to emanate from us.
The Enterprise?
Val'eris, do you