"The First Duty" Line-by-Line

Boothby: You did what you had to do. You did what you thought was best. I just made sure that you listened to yourself.

 

Picard: At the time I thought you were a mean spirited, vicious old man.

 

Boothby: "I was. And by the way, I was about the same age you are now."

 

Picard: I didn't speak to you for months

 

Boothby: You needed to get your bearings. I knew that. The important thing is, what you did with your life afterwards. Seems you did okay. That's thanks enough for me.

 

Picard: Did you know the boy from Nova Squadron who was killed?

 

Boothby: Josh Albert, yeah. Crusher, Hajar, Sito, Locarno, I know them all.

 

(Wesley's room)

LOCARNO: You nervous?

 

Sito: No. Yes.

 

Locarno: That's okay. So am I. But we're going to be all right. We've got some tough times ahead but we've always come through for each other. Whatever happens, I want you all to know that leading this team has been the high point of my years at the Academy. No one could have asked for a better team, or better friends. Let's go.
[Hearing room]
Locarno: At this point, we accelerated and executed a starboard turn of twenty seven degrees. We came out of the turn on course for Titan.

 

Brand: And you were still in the lead position?

 

Locarno: Yes, sir.

 

Brand: Continue.

 

LOCARNO: As we entered Titan's gravitational sphere, I gave the signal to tighten up and move into a diamond slot formation. Remaining in the diamond formation, we executed a low apogee turn around Titan, then began a z-plus twenty five degree climb in preparation for a Yeager Loop. Approximately nine seconds later, Cadet Albert's ship collided with Cadet Hajar's. We had less than two seconds to activate our emergency transporters and beam to the evac station at Mimas. Everyone made it except Josh.

 

Brand: Thank you Mister Locarno. Cadet Hajar. As Team Navigator, you filed a flight plan with the Academy Range Officer before the exercise.

 

Hajar: Yes, sir.

 

BRAND: Did Nova Squadron deviate from that flight plan after you entered the Saturn range?

 

Hajar: No Sir.

 

Brand: Then how do you explain the fact that the low apogee turn around Titan was at least two thousand kilometers closer to the moon than indicated in your plan?

 

Hajar: We were still within Flight Safety Parameters Sir.