Flesh and Blood : Episodes 155 & 156, Part D :: EPISODE GUIDES :: Janet's Star Trek Voyager Site

In Voyager's Main Engineering, Janeway, Torres, Seven and Donik again examine a schematic of Iden's ship.
Donik: "The holo-emitters are protected by three layers of ablative armour."

Seven: "Trying to take them offline one by one would be inefficient."
Janeway: "If we can't shut them down maybe we can disrupt the signals they generate."
Torres: "Exactly. If we could reconfigure the deflector dish to emit an anti-photon pulse."
Janeway: "How long would it take?"
Torres: "About two hours."
Janeway: "Do it."

Bridge.
Tuvok: "There's a ship approaching at high warp. I'm reading holographic signatures."
Janeway: "Red alert."
Chakotay: "Raise shields."
Janeway: "Time to intercept?"
Paris: "Fifty seconds."
Janeway: "Bridge to Engineering. What's your status?"
Torres, via comms: "We need more time, Captain."
Janeway: "You've got forty seconds."
Chakotay: "That pulse isn't going to do us much good as long as their shields are up."
Janeway: "Arm phasers. Target their shield generator."
Tuvok: "They're dropping out of warp."
Paris: "Twenty seconds to intercept."
Kim: "We're being hailed."
Janeway: "On screen."
The Doctor's image comes onto the main viewscreen. "Stand down, Captain."
Janeway: "I beg your pardon?"
Doctor: "The holograms haven't come to fight. They've come to make peace."

Briefing room.
Doctor: "If we provide them with a few additional emitters and memory storage units they'll more than they need."
Janeway: "We're in this situation because we shared technology with the Hirogen to begin with. I won't make the same mistake twice."
Doctor: "Captain, these people are on the verge of creating a new life for themselves. They can't do it without our help."

Tuvok: "There's no way to be certain what they'll do with the technology if we give it to them."
Doctor: "I understand your concerns, but these holograms are nothing like the Hirogen."

Donik: "That's not true. They were programmed to be as vicious as any hunter."
Doctor: "They were also given the ability to adapt. They've changed, moved beyond their programming. If you could see you'd see how they've been brutalised you'd see they've only been acting in self-defence."

Janeway: "I'm sorry, Doctor, but I'm inclined to agree with Mr Donik."
Doctor: "Then you've chosen the wrong side."
Janeway: "I haven't chosen any side."
Doctor: "You're right that it was a mistake to give the Hirogen technology, and that mistake has had consequences and the holograms are one of them. In some ways they're a new species, one you helped create. You can't turn your back on them."

Torres: "He's got a point."

Tuvok: "Could we restore them to their original parameters?"
Doctor: "We'd be wiping out their memories, their experiences, everything they are."
Chakotay: "Couldn't we just extract their violent subroutines?"
Torres: "It's possible."
Doctor: "That would be like declawing a cat. We'd be taking away any chance they have of defending themselves."

Janeway: "We'd also be preventing them from doing any more harm."
Doctor: "You wouldn't even be considering this if they were flesh and blood."
Janeway: "I'm not going to let you turn this into an argument about holographic rights."
Doctor: "Why not? That's exactly what it is."
Paris, via comms: "Messhall to Commander Tuvok."
Tuvok: "Go ahead."
Paris, via comms: "You'd better get down here. We've got a problem."
Tuvok: "On my way."

In the Messhall the Alpha Hirogen has taken Neelix hostage. "No closer or he dies. Tell them to drop their weapons."

Paris tells the security guards: "You heard him." They lay down their weapons. Paris tells Alpha Hirogen: "This isn't going to solve anything."

Alpha Hirogen shoves Neelix at Paris. As they fall over the distraction gives the Hirogen the chance to take the security guards by surprise and a fight breaks out. Alpha Hirogen takes the chance to move behind the Galley counter.

On the Bridge, Kim's ops station signals an alert and he contacts Janeway in the Ready Room via comms: "Bridge to Captain Janeway. Someone's tapping into a com. relay in the Messhall."
Janeway: "Shut it down."
Kim: "I can't. I've been locked out."
Janeway, now on the Bridge, contacts Tuvok as he hurries to the Messhall. "Bridge to Tuvok. One of the Hirogen is accessing our com. system. Stop him."
Tuvok: "Acknowledged."

Alpha Hirogen accesses the communications system.

Tuvok and his team take control of the situation in the Messhall. "Stand down!"

Tuvok orders the Alpha Hirogen: "Step away."

Thanks to Free Buttons for the rulers from the set Cosmic Gel. Thanks to Mardiweb for the button blank.

	In Voyager's Main Engineering, Janeway, Torres, Seven and Donik again examine a schematic of Iden's ship. Donik: "The holo-emitters are protected by three layers of ablative armour."
	Seven: "Trying to take them offline one by one would be inefficient." Janeway: "If we can't shut them down maybe we can disrupt the signals they generate." Torres: "Exactly. If we could reconfigure the deflector dish to emit an anti-photon pulse." Janeway: "How long would it take?" Torres: "About two hours." Janeway: "Do it."

	Tuvok: "There's no way to be certain what they'll do with the technology if we give it to them." Doctor: "I understand your concerns, but these holograms are nothing like the Hirogen."
	Donik: "That's not true. They were programmed to be as vicious as any hunter." Doctor: "They were also given the ability to adapt. They've changed, moved beyond their programming. If you could see you'd see how they've been brutalised you'd see they've only been acting in self-defence."
	Janeway: "I'm sorry, Doctor, but I'm inclined to agree with Mr Donik." Doctor: "Then you've chosen the wrong side." Janeway: "I haven't chosen any side." Doctor: "You're right that it was a mistake to give the Hirogen technology, and that mistake has had consequences and the holograms are one of them. In some ways they're a new species, one you helped create. You can't turn your back on them."
	Torres: "He's got a point."
	Tuvok: "Could we restore them to their original parameters?" Doctor: "We'd be wiping out their memories, their experiences, everything they are." Chakotay: "Couldn't we just extract their violent subroutines?" Torres: "It's possible." Doctor: "That would be like declawing a cat. We'd be taking away any chance they have of defending themselves."
	Janeway: "We'd also be preventing them from doing any more harm." Doctor: "You wouldn't even be considering this if they were flesh and blood." Janeway: "I'm not going to let you turn this into an argument about holographic rights." Doctor: "Why not? That's exactly what it is." Paris, via comms: "Messhall to Commander Tuvok." Tuvok: "Go ahead." Paris, via comms: "You'd better get down here. We've got a problem." Tuvok: "On my way."

	In the Messhall the Alpha Hirogen has taken Neelix hostage. "No closer or he dies. Tell them to drop their weapons."
	Paris tells the security guards: "You heard him." They lay down their weapons. Paris tells Alpha Hirogen: "This isn't going to solve anything."
	Alpha Hirogen shoves Neelix at Paris. As they fall over the distraction gives the Hirogen the chance to take the security guards by surprise and a fight breaks out. Alpha Hirogen takes the chance to move behind the Galley counter.
	On the Bridge, Kim's ops station signals an alert and he contacts Janeway in the Ready Room via comms: "Bridge to Captain Janeway. Someone's tapping into a com. relay in the Messhall." Janeway: "Shut it down." Kim: "I can't. I've been locked out." Janeway, now on the Bridge, contacts Tuvok as he hurries to the Messhall. "Bridge to Tuvok. One of the Hirogen is accessing our com. system. Stop him." Tuvok: "Acknowledged."
	Alpha Hirogen accesses the communications system.
	Tuvok and his team take control of the situation in the Messhall. "Stand down!"
	Tuvok orders the Alpha Hirogen: "Step away."