Nemesis Line-by-Line

[Leandar]

Shinzon: Unity, Captain! ...Tearing down the walls between us to recognize that we are one. ...I'm talking of the thing that makes us the same. ...Peace. We want peace. ...Right now, you’re thinking this all sounds too good to be true. But you're also thinking that the chance of peace is too promising to ignore. ...Am I right?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: Yes.

 

[Leandar]

Shinzon: Then perhaps it's time to add some illumination into our discussion. Computer. Raise the lighting four levels. When I was very young I was stricken with an odd disease. I developed a hypersensitivity to sound. Even the slightest whisper caused me agony. No one could do anything about it. Finally I was taken to a doctor who had some experience of Terran illnesses and he diagnosed me with Shalaft's syndrome. ...Do you know it, Captain?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: ...Yes.

 

[Leandar]

Shinzon: Then you know it's a very rare syndrome. Genetic. Apparently all the male members of a family have it. ...Eventually I was treated and now I can hear as well as you can, Captain. ...I can see as well as you can. I can feel everything you feel. ...In fact, I feel exactly ...what you feel. Don't I, Jean Luc? ...Come to dinner tomorrow on Romulus! Just the two of us. ...Or, should I say, just the one of us. I think you'll be wanting this. 'Til tomorrow then, Captain. We have much to discuss. ...Computer. Return lighting to previous level.

 

[LeadHead]

Crusher: There's no doubt Captain, right down to your aggressive strain of Shelaft's syndrome. He's a clone... they probably used a hair follicle or a skin cell.

 

[Brian]

RIKER: Why?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I intend to find out Number One. Inform Starfleet of the situation. I need to know where the heel he came from. Counselor.

 

[Rush Limborg]

(Deleated scene where Deanna explains why she can't sense whether Shinzon's telling the truth or not.

Frankly...they should've kept this in. Leaving it out creates a plot hole the size of Olympus Mons....)

Suran: We supported you, Shinzon--when you ASSASINATED the Senate! You told us that now was the the perfect time for an attack on the Federation. I don't understand why now you delay.

 

[Leandar]

Shinzon: You don't have to understand.

 

[Rush Limborg]

Suran: And bringing the Enterprise here--what possible purpose could that serve?

 

[LeadHead]

Shinzon: I have a purpose.

 

[Mrs. Spock]

Suran: Then perhaps you'll enlighten us.

 

[LeadHead]

Shinzon: Silence Romulan! You really must learn patience Commander... Spend 18 hours a day under the lash of a Romulan guard and you'll soon understand patience. Now go. Commander Donatra, please remain. There's a word I want you to consider... Allegiance. It's something I demand from those who serve me.

 

[Mrs. Spock]

Donatra: Do I serve you?

 

[LeadHead]

Shinzon: Yes, and I think, faithfully... Commander Suran on the other hand gives me pause.

 

[Mrs. Spock]

Donatra: Here's another word, Praetor: trust. Do you trust me? How far does that trust extend? How... deep does it go? What must a commander do to prove herself faithful to you? What must a woman do?

 

[LeadHead]

Shinzon: You are not a woman. You are a Romulan! Serve me faithfully and you will be rewarded. Keep those lovely eyes on Commander Suran. And at the first sign of treachery...

 

[Mrs. Spock]

Donatra: Dispose of him.

 

[Leandar]

Shinzon: Then you will have proven yourself. Now go. ...And Commander! ...If you ever touch me again ...I'll kill you.

(Later, with Picard)

The Romulans had somehow gained possession of your DNA and I had been created, and when I was ready they were going to replace you with me. Put a Romulan agent at the heart of Starfleet. It was a bold plan.