"Sarek" Line-by-Line

[LeadHead]

Perrin: Resting. I've come to ask you to reconsider your position.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: You know that is impossible.

 

[LeadHead]

Perrin: Sarek is a good man. He's given the Federation a lifetime of service. I beg you to let him keep the respect he has earned.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: He'll never lose that respect.

 

[LeadHead]

Perrin: Mendrossen and I never wanted to deceive you. My husbands condition came on him so gradually it was easy to delude ourselves and pretend that nothing was wrong. We convinced ourselves that he could complete this one last task and end his career with dignity. Help him, Captain. Help him regain his pride, his honor.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: Believe me, it would give me great pleasure, but there is nothing I can do.

 

[LeadHead]

Perrin: The mission can be saved. But he needs your help to do it.

 

[Leandar]

(Conference room)


Sarek: A mind-meld? Between the two of us? Do you realize the dangers involved in what you are proposing, Captain?

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: Yes, I do Ambassador. But I also realize the potential benefits.

 

[Leandar]

Sarek: We would be linked telepathically, sharing our thoughts, becoming in essence one mind.

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: Which, for a few hours, should provide the emotional control you need. In that time, you can meet with the Legarans and conclude the treaty.

 

[Leandar]

Sarek: It is a generous offer. But I must warn you that while I would gain your stability, you would experience the fierce onslaught of emotions unleashed by my condition. Vulcan emotions are extremely intense. We have learned to suppress them. No human would be able to control them. They would overwhelm you. The mind-meld can be a terrible intimacy. I cannot allow it.

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: I'm aware of the risks. But it is the only... logical solution.

 

[Leandar]

Sarek: Your courage honors me, Captain.

 

[LeadHead]

Picards Quarters

Crusher: I can't say I approve of this, Jean-Luc.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: I didn't expect that you would, Beverly.

 

[LeadHead]

Crusher: I don't suppose I could talk you out of it?

 

[Leandar]

Picard: I'm afraid not, though I do admit to a certain trepidation. Your company is much appreciated. (door chime) Come.

 

[LeadHead]

Sarek: I see that you are ready, Captain.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: Doctor Crusher will monitor our responses.