The Broken Circle (episode)

The Broken Circle is the 21st episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TOS Season 2.
==Plot==
A distress call from Lieutenant Kyle Clarkson compels Branson to disobey orders and take the USS Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.
==Script==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
An establishing shot of Enterprise docked at Starbase 1 along with other Federation vessels.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's log, stardate 2369.2. Enterprise is in spacedock at Starbase 1. The crew is taking some well-deserved leave while Chief Fleet Inspector Commander Scott and his team from Operational Support Services are running comprehensive inspections, systems checks and upgrades. I've had my hands full on Enterprise getting everything ready. But even from afar, I sense a tension here among the brass that I can't pin down. The feeling that something is in the air
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS, BEDROOM AREA
Jessica is sleeping as John walks over to the bed and kisses Jessica who wakes up.
JESSICA [smiles]: Morning.
JOHN: Morning breakfast is ready.
JESSICA [smiles]: I can smell it from here but it can wait.
They kiss.
JOHN: I don't know what I'd do without you.
JESSICA: Probably go crazy.
Jessica gets dressed as she walks out of the bedroom.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTER MAIN AREA
Both Jessica and John are having breakfast.
JESSICA: Wow, this is good.
JOHN: Thanks Chris taught me how to make food better.
JESSICA: I've got a senior staff meeting in a few hours so I'll have to make it quick.
JOHN [smiles]: Alright, let me know how it goes.
They kissed and Jessica leaves the quarters.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lieutenants Mitchell and Carlson are on the bridge observe the inspectors at work.
 
LT. MITCHELL [sighs]: More inspectors than crew on this ship. 
ENGINEER BROOKS: The pitch and yaw controls are reversed from standard. 
LT. CARLSON: Standard positions aren't quick enough. And I don't like getting shot, so I adjusted them. 
ENGINEER JONES: Highly irregular. 
Carlson rolls her eyes as Lieutenant Mason walks onto the bridge. 
LT. MASON [re: PADD]: Seems the tactical systems are just fine how are the inspections of the ops and helm stations coming? 
LT. CARLSON: Mister Brooks hates my modifications to the pitch and yaw controls. 
LT. MASON: Well, you're not a big fan of getting shot at Kara. 
Another inspector approaches Julia's communications station.
LT. SMITH: Excuse me. Oh, no, you don't.
ENGINEER: Uh, I need to install a secure coms patch.
LT. SMITH: That'll reboot the system.
ENGINEER: And?
LT. SMITH: And we'll be off-line. Even the emergency bands.
ENGINEER [confused]: Figure a few hours of radio silence would be welcome at communications.
LT. SMITH: Let me get a secondary coms on line.
ENGINEER: No offense, but we're in spacedock. How many hails are you getting?
[BOARD STARTS TRILLING, BEEPING]
LT. SMITH: I just need a second.
ENGINEER: It'll only be a few minutes.
LT. SMITH: And I have a job to do. This is my station. So if you don't mind? Thank you.
She puts her two fingers on her ear piece listening to the transmission.
CUT TO;
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTERS 
John gets on his green wrap around uniform as the doors chimed.
CAPT. BRANSON: Come.
Doors opened and Lieutenant Smith enters.
LT. SMITH: Sorry for the interruption sir.
CAPT. BRANSON [smiles]: Julia, its alright come in.
She walks into the quarters.
LT. SMITH: I'm guessing my sister was in here?
JOHN: Uh, yeah she was last night what's on your mind?
LT. SMITH: I wanted to talk to you about an odd signal variance I picked up.
CAPT. BRANSON: You could of called me to the bridge?
LT. SMITH: Internal coms are being rebooted. It originated in the Cajitar system.
CAPT. BRANSON: The Cajitar System is on the edge of Klingon Space.
LT. SMITH: Yes, sir. At first, I thought it was random signal shifting. But I ran it through meta-pattern analysis, and it's a distress signal.
CAPT. BRANSON: Who's it from?
LT. SMITH: Lieutenant Clarkson.
John looks at her.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: Request denied Captain
CAPT. BRANSON: But sir, if it is from Lieutenant Clarkson, he has indicated he is in dire need of our aid.
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: How much do you know about Cajitar 4?
CAPT. BRANSON: It is a dilithium mining planet on the edge of Klingon space.
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: A prodigious dilithium mining planet. Since the war, the colony's been governed by a painstakingly-negotiated treaty. We alternate our access with the Klingons.For the next 30 days, it's the Klingons' show. We turn up during their shift, they'll consider it an act of war. There's no way we risk a resumption of hostilities with the Klingons over a vague message which may or may not be from a former member of Starfleet. We'll check it out when we get access to the planet back next month. And even if it really is your friend,
he's gonna have to fend for himself until then. April out''
Transmission ends.
LT. SMITH: He's wrong that message did come from Mister Clarkson. He knows our maintenance schedule. It-it was beamed right at us.
LT. CARLSON: But what if its a trap from the Klingons to lure us into the Neutral Zone to capture the Enterprise and her crew?
LT. SMITH: I know Kyle he would never do that to us.
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: We've got no choice we're going to have to steal the Enterprise.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme Song:
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CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Space The Final Frontier These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise its Five-Year Mission: To Explore Strange New Worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no one has gone before!
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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. ZHASA IVANOVA
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LT. KARA CARLSON
BLAKE WAYMIRE
 AS
LT. TYSON MITCHELL
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. STEVEN CARLSON
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LT. JULIA SMITH
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LT. T'LAR
The Enterprise flies by Earth and her warp nacelles power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
[EPSIODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise is docked at Starbase 1.
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
Enterprise is docked.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Commander Williams walks over to the console in front of the warp core and inputs commands into the console, as the alarms blare and Captain Branson's voice comes over the com.
CAPT. BRANSON [com voice]: Attention all personnel. We have detected a cooling leak in the intermix chamber. All non-essential crew members are ordered to evacuate the ship immediately
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE VARIOUS DECKS [RED ALERT]
The engineering teams are evacuating the ship.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Commander Scott enters the bridge as Captain Branson turns to face him.
CAPT. BRANSON: Scotty? What are you doing here we're at red alert I assume you heard the evacuation order?
CMDR. SCOTT: Aye laddie I did but there's something that bugs me.
CAPT. BRANSON: What would that be?
He's walking around the bridge as the crew is feeling a bit worried that they'll be found out before they can leave spacedock.
CMDR. SCOTT: My team and I just finished inspecting the warp core and we found nothing wrong with it.
CAPT. BRANSON: Maybe there was something you missed?
He walks over to him.
CMDR. SCOTT [sotto]: I know you're going to steal the Enterprise.
CAPT. BRANSON: I don't know what you're talking about?
LTCMDR. SCOTT: I'm not implying anything. I'm flat-out saying someone violated about
17 Starfleet regulations.
CAPT. BRANSON: Well, you've got us are you going to turn us in?
LTCMDR. SCOTT: Hell no John if this is about rescuing your friend I'm all in with the Farragut also being inspected and repaired I'm sure Commodore Kirk can spare me for a few days.
Captain Branson sits in the Captain's chair while Commander Scott gives Steph a hand at the engineering console.
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant standby to vent plasma from the nacelles.
LT. CARLSON: Aye, Captain.
CUT TO:
'INT-STARBASE 1 COMMAND CENTER [RED ALERT]
Commodore Tafune enters the command center.
COMM. TAFUNE: What's going on???
STARBASE OPS OFFICER: It's the Enterprise sir she's on the verge of a warp core breach.
COMM. TAFUNE: BLOW THE CLAMPS!
The officer works at the console.
EXT-SPACE
A close up of the docking clamps as they explode.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
CAPT. BRANSON: Report?
LT. T'LAR: Explosive Captain port side seems the docking clamps have been blown.
LT. SMITH: Emergency transmission from Starbase One Docking Control. They are blowing the docking clamps and ordering us to make space between the ship and the station.
CAPT. BRANSON: Do it.
Lieutenant Carlson works at the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise turns to starboard and leaves the Starbase.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Smith report.
LT. SMITH: Starbase One is hailing us, sir.
LTJG. KAYE: Warp engines are recharged and ready.
CAPT. BRANSON: Starbase One will have to wait set course for the Cajitar system. Warp factor five.
LT. CARLSON: Course set and laid in.
CAPT. BRANSON: Hit it.
Lieutenant Carlson presses the warp button.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise leaps into warp.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION-KLINGON NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
An establishing shot of Cajitar IV.
EXT-CAJITAR IV SURFACE, MAIN COLONY, DAY
In the main settlement on Cajitar IV, Kyle is engaged in a drinking game with a Klingon.
KR'DOGH: Beat that, human.
Kyle picks up his cup of bloodwine starts chugging it and finishes it.
KYLE: Was that watered-down?
Kr'Dogh starts to feel the effects of bloodwine and passes out Kyle gets up and collects his winnings.
KYLE: Don't try to hide half the wine in your beard again, Kr'Dogh.
Another Klingon takes Kr'Dogh's seat.
LUKATA: There's not many who could best Kr'Dogh in a Bloodwine drinking contest.
KYLE: You know what I really want.
Lukata leans forward.
LUKATA: I can set the meeting, but I am not sure Greynax will meet with you, human.
KYLE: Set up for tonight.
He then sees Captain Branson who nods at him and he walks over to them.
KYLE: Stole the Enterprise?
CAPT. BRANSON: Yes your call was urgent what's going on?
KYLE: Well, after I was on Earth I decided to take a trip here but I didn't know that it was under Klingon control for a few months so I put this on and pretended I was an arms dealer in Federation weaponry.
LT. SMITH: Sounds like you could use our help.
KYLE: Yeah thanks for coming guys.
CAPT. BRANSON: Don't sweat it Kyle.
LT. MASON: Excuse me but this area is about to be very uncomfortable real quickly.
CAPT. BRANSON: Kyle what are you doing here?
KYLE: I was sent here by Starfleet Command due to my studies of Klingon technology. Well, up until the war, this planet had provided, uh a steady flow of dilithium to both sides, like it does now. But after the war started, so many ships being destroyed, dilithium constantly needing to be replenished, this place became a promised land. 
They find a place to sit down as he explains more. 
KYLE: Ore was dug up and auctioned off to the highest bidder at astronomical prices. Fortunes were minted daily and the mining syndicate got a piece of every single one. Then, suddenly, peace. A new syndicate made up of ex-Romulan and Federation soldiers has decided that peace isn't good for business. And they have one ideology: profit. They want to restart the war. 
LT. SMITH: Restart the war how?
KYLE: All I know is they've been looking to get their hands on as much Federation tech as possible. Then, a few days ago, there was an explosion at the mine. Half the town got sick from ion exposure. 
DR. LANGFORD: Ion radiation is not naturally occurring from dilithium. 
LT. MASON: Whoever caused it didn't set the charge right. 
CAPT. SMITH: What do you want us to do? 
KYLE: I have a rendezvous with three potential buyers tonight as well. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Alright, Doctor you and Chapel go to their medical tent and see what you can do for them but maintain a low profile me, Lieutenant Smith and Lieutenant Clarkson will meet these buyers. 
They split up as they're walking Doctor Carlson and Nurse Chapel are grabbed by several guards and held at disruptor point, as the rest are surrounded as well as Captain Branson quickly gets out his communicator.
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Branson to Enterprise emergency beam out now!
The rest of the landing party dematerialized.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM
They materialized on the pad as Captain Branson walks over to the transporter station. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Lock onto both Doctor Carlson and Nurse Chapel and beam them back. 
Chief Mackenzie works her console. 
CHIEF MACKENZIE: I've lost their com signals they've must of gone deeper into a cavern that's got a dampening field around it. 
Captain Branson tenses up.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-CAJIATR IV CAVEN
Both Doctor Carlson and Nurse Chapel are being escorted by two Klingon soldiers.
DR. CARLSON: Where are you taking us?
KLINGON SOLDIER: Keep moving humans.
NURSE CHAPEL: I'm not a cave person, but this is for sure the biggest I've ever seen.
DR. CARLSON: Decades of mining.
They stop as they see a familiar site.
NURSE CHAPEL: How do you think they got that in here?
DR. CARLSON: They built it.
KLINGON SOLDIER: Keep moving.
They continuing to head to the vessel.
CUT TO:
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL SICKBAY
[PATIENT MOANING]
DR. CARLSON [re: medical tricorder]: Ion burns everywhere. This level of scarring is normally too deep to treat. But, fortunately, your dermal system is redundant.
KLINGON SOLDIER: You've treated Klingons before?
DR. CARLSON: Yeah Lieutenant Mara when we returned her to Captain Kang.
The Klingon returns to duty.
NURSE CHAPEL: You alright?
DR. CARLSON: Yeah I'm fine.
NURSE CHAPEL: We need to get out of here and warn the Enterprise.
Doctor Carlson is looking around for something to bust them out of Sickbay. 
DR. CARLSON; Have you learned anything? 
NURSE CHAPEL: Um, yeah. The severity of the burns suggest the photon torpedoes are on this ship. 
DR. CARLSON: The Klingons want to restart the Klingon War If you have a Federation ship in the middle of a territorial dispute You could use it to attack the Klingons. Start the war all over again. We have to warn Enterprise. There must be coms somewhere here on the bridge 
NURSE CHAPEL: So, we just waltz up there, say, "Mind if we make a call?" 
Carlson produces a stimulant from his med-kit 
DR. CARLSON: You know this can help us get there. If it's important enough. 
NURSE CHAPEL: You sure you want to use that stuff again? 
DR. CARLSON: No, but I don't see that we have a choice. 
They inject themselves with the stimulant and start firing their way though the ship, they corner a Klingon in a turbo-lift. 
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, TURBO-LIFT CART 
Doctor Carlson knocks the disruptor from his hand. 
DR. CARLSON: What is the Empire planning? 
KLINGON SOLDIER: I won't tell you. 
He starts beating the Klingon. 
NURSE CHAPEL: STEVEN! 
The Klingon is bloody and bruised. 
KLINGON SOLIDER: They're planning on using this vessel to start a war between the Empire and the Federation. 
DR. CARLSON: Where's the transponder? 
KLINGON SOLIDER: I will never. 
He sees the look in Steven's eyes. 
KLINGON SOLDIER: Deck 13. 
He knocks him out and they get off on deck 13. 
CUT TO:
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, DECK 13 TRANSPONDER ROOM 
They enter and he starts to work on the console. 
DR. CARLSON: The engines are starting to heat up. 
They hear shouting. 
NURSE CHAPEL: We need to go now. 
DR. CARLSON: I need a minute. 
CHRISTINE: I'll get you those few minutes. 
She goes to fight the soldiers and is doing well as Doctor Langford is working the console. 
DR. CARLSON: Better run. 
They run to the airlock. 
INT-CAVERN
The Federation vessel ascends.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
EXT-CAJITAR IV ORBIT
A Klingon warbird emerges from warp. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. T'LAR: Klingon battle cruiser has entered the system.
CAPT. BRANSON: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP!
Lights dim and klaxons are blaring.
CAPT. BRANSON: T'Lar have they detected us?
LT. T'LAR: No, sir.
LT. CARLSON: We're in low-power mode, surrounded by interstellar ice and rock with a high internal iron content. From their POV, we look like space junk. 
LTCMDR. WILLIAMS: You sound confident?
LT. CARLSON: I've hidden from enough Klingons to know when to take a breather. 
LT. MITCHELL: Battle cruiser is moving off.
Turbo-lift doors opened as Kyle enters.
KYLE: I couldn't find Carlson or Chapel all my contacts have left.
Then T'Lar turns from the science station.
LT. T'LAR: Sir, I'm reading a launch from the surface. It's a ship. 
CAPT. BRANSON: On screen. 
Transparent viewer shows the Federation vessel coming from the surface. 
LT. MASON: That's one of ours. Crossfield-class, I think. 
LT. CARLSON: It's heading towards the warbird. 
LT. CLARKSON: It's no match for the vessel. 
LT. MASON: Captain, I'm picking up something its on a low level bandwidth its Morse code 2 its from Doctor Langford it reads: Enterprise destroy ship 
CAPT. BRANSON: Set an intercept course. 
LT. CARLSON: Aye, Captain. 
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD 
The Enterprise moves to intercept course. 
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK 
The extremist are pounding on the doors. 
NURSE TAKAHASHI: How long do you think they'll get in here? 
DR. LANGFORD: Five minute by prying it open of less with a grenade. 
They search the lockers, hoping to find an environmental suit, but only find a helmet and a jetpack. 
DR. LANGFORD: Not good. 
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD 
Enterprise moves to port and starboard as the Unknown vessel fires at the Enterprise hitting the port deflectors making them flicker. 
INT-U.S.S ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH! 
WHUMPH! 
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to 80%! 
WHUMPH! 
LT. MASON: 70% should I return fire? 
CAPT. BRANSON: Not yet. 
WHUMPH! 
LT. CARLSON: That's the last time they dent our paint job. 
Lieutenant Carlson inputs commands into the helm station. 
-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK 
The extremist are pounding on the doors as Doctor Langford is working on the EVA helmet. 
LAUREL: What are you doing? 
PETER: I think they're cutting through. There's a beacon in the helmet. And an attitude jet in the pack. 
LAUREL: So, we just jump into space without an EV suit? 
PETER: We don't have a choice the beacon will activate once we're in space. I can use the attitude jet to guide us away from the ship. 
LAUREL: Only we'll be dead. 
PETER: Not really, it'll take almost a minute for us to freeze to death. Don't worry. We'll pass out after 15 seconds. I know it's a terrible idea. 
LAUREL: It's a terrible idea but like you said we don't have a choice. 
CUT TO:
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise is chasing the Federation vessel. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LT. MITCHELL: They're on an intercept course with the Klingon warbird. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Lieutenant stay with them. 
LT. CARLSON: That was my plan Captain. 
LT. MASON: Photon torpedoes locked on. 
LT. T'LAR: Sir, they're in sensor range of the Romulan battle cruiser. There's only time for one shot. 
LT. CLARKSON: John? 
CAPT. BRANSON: Not yet. 
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK 
They're getting ready to be vented out into space. 
CHRISTINE: I can't believe this is how we're gonna die. 
STEVEN: We've gotten out of worse. 
CHRISTINE: No, not really. 
STEVEN: I suppose not. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CMDR. SCOTT: Captain it's now or never. 
CAPT. BRANSON [sotto]: Forgive me fire torpedoes. 
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button. 
EXT-SPACE 
Four blue energy blots lance out from the forward launcher towards the Federation vessel. 
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK
Both Christine and Steven are vented out into space as the ship explodes into a thousand pieces. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Everyone is shocked at the sight knowing that both Doctor Carlson and Nurse Chapel lost their lives, when Lieutenant Smith reports. 
LT. SMITH: Captain, I'm detecting a Federation EV suit transponder. 
CAPT. BRANSON [to com]: Bridge, to transporter room lock onto that signal and beam them directly to sickbay. 
Lieutenant T'Lar rushes to the turbo-lift to go be with her husband. 
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
Nurse Chapel is conscious but Doctor Carlson isn't breathing as T'Lar rushes in she goes to her husband's side and starts CPR. 
T'LAR: I waited. I waited. I waited for you. You don't die. You don't die. You do not die! 
STEVEN [GASPING, WHEEZZING]: Why were you so rough? 
T'Lar smiles and kisses her husband. 
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Transparent viewer shows the bridge of the Klingon warbird.
CAPT. BRANSON: I'm John Branson Captain of the Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise we're sorry that we are here at an unexpected time but we're here in response to a situation.
CAPT. D'CHOK [viewer]: What is the meaning of this? Hiding? Trespassing? Destroying your own ship in order to cover your tracks?
CAPT. BRANSON: As I said Captain we were in fact pursuing a rogue vessel which intended to do you harm. 
CAPT. D'CHOK [viewer]: Absurd
CAPT. BRANSON: Why else would I tell you the ship was not ours if it was indeed ours? 
CAPT. K'DOK [viewer]: To cover your own failure in the face of our superior might
CAPT. BRANSON: But we destroyed the ship. 
CAPT. K'DOK [viewer]: You anticipated defeat. And now you're stalling for another day
CAPT. BRANSON [sighs]: Captain, your sensors did not detect us until we fired on the false Federation vessel. Could we not have as easily fired on yours? 
Captain K'Dok thinks then turns to one of his officers and nods. 
LT. MASON: They've powered down their disruptors ma'am. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Thank you Captain. 
He nods and transmission ends. 
CAPT. BRANSON: Get us the hell out of here maximum warp. 
LT. CARLSON: Aye, Captain. 
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise speeds back to Starbase 1.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Captain Branson stands at ease as Admiral April is on the monitor dressing him down.
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: After explicitly ordering you not to go, you risked hundreds of lives, and you risked peace in the quadrant!
CAPT. BRANSON: Admiral I understand that my conduct wasn't unbecoming of a Starfleet officer but we did uncover a plot to start a second Federation-Klingon War. 
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: Starfleet Command is looking into the matter but as I stand you did a good job now get the Enterprise home 
CAPT. SMITH [nods]: Aye, sir. 
ADM. APRIL [monitor]: April out 
Transmission ends. 
CUT TO:
INT-STARBASE 1 SITUATION ROOM
Commodore Tafune looks at Picard. 
COMM. TAFUNE: You let Captain Branson off to easily. 
ADM. APRIL: He just kept us from potentially having to defend two fronts at the same time. 
Commodore Tafune walks over to him. 
COMM. TAFUNE: Even if he doesn't know it? 
ADM. APRIL [sighs]: Yeah, but in any case next to Jim Kirk he's the best officer we've got. 
COMM. TAFUNE [sighs]: And if this war happens we're gonna need every good officer we've got. 
Monitor shows Garidian vessels in a nearby sector. 
[END OF ACT 4, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS] 
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*Felecia Linkous as Lieutenant Commander Zhasa Ivanova
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Blake Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tyson Mitchell
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Kara Carlson
*Sadie Brickhouse-Waymire as Lieutenant Junior Grade Julia Smith
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Steven Carlson
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant Junior Grade T'Lar
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Christine Chapel
*TBA as Security Officer Joshua Holiday
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Angela Martine
*Jeremy Regan as Kyle Clarkson
===Special Guest Stars===
*TBA as Admiral Robert T. April
*TBA as Commodore Jiang Tafune
*TBA as Captain D'Chok
*TBA as Ror'Queg
*TBA as Commander Scott
*TBA as Klingon Extremist
*TBA as Starfleet Extremist
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===