"Living Witness" Line-by-line
- Thread starter May 20
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[Quarren's home]
QUARREN: Begin dictation. I've re-examined the data module. From what I can tell, the Doctor was telling the truth, at least about one thing. He is a hologram. A backup programme. We always knew he was an artificial lifeform but, we thought he was an android. If we were mistaken about that, I wonder if we might also be wrong about Voyager itself. Another question. Why would a hologram designed for medical purposes be programmed to lie so readily? From the moment I activated him, this Doctor has insisted that he's innocent. At first I didn't believe him. End dictation.
QUARREN: Begin dictation. I've re-examined the data module. From what I can tell, the Doctor was telling the truth, at least about one thing. He is a hologram. A backup programme. We always knew he was an artificial lifeform but, we thought he was an android. If we were mistaken about that, I wonder if we might also be wrong about Voyager itself. Another question. Why would a hologram designed for medical purposes be programmed to lie so readily? From the moment I activated him, this Doctor has insisted that he's innocent. At first I didn't believe him. End dictation.
(continuing)
[Museum]
(Next day, Quarren returns to his museum and looks at the medical tricorder they have on display.)
QUARREN: Activate recreation, the Voyager encounter. Display medical chamber.
[Museum]
(Next day, Quarren returns to his museum and looks at the medical tricorder they have on display.)
QUARREN: Activate recreation, the Voyager encounter. Display medical chamber.
QUARREN: You've given me a lot to think about.
QUARREN: I judged you too quickly. I'm sorry.
EMH: Good, because if you don't stop treating me like a second-class hologram, I won't cooperate with your investigation. I'm perfectly happy to lie dormant in that module for a few eons.
