"The Best of Both Worlds" Line-by-Line

[LeadHead]

Crusher quickly uses a Hypospray on Picard, Worf and Data catch him

Riker: Take him to your lab, Data.

 

[Vanyel]

Shelby (over the com): Shelby to Riker.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Go ahead.

 

[Vanyel]

Bridge.
Shelby: Captain, the Borg have entered sector 0-0-1.

Riker and Worf enter the Bridge.

The Borg have dropped out of warp. Jupiter Outpost 9-2 reported visual contact at 1200 hours 13 minutes.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Planetary Defenses?

 

[Vanyel]

Shelby: Responding. No reports on effectiveness, but I realy can't believe that against the Borg...

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Ensign Crusher, at their current speed, when will they reach Earth?

 

[Vanyel]

Wesley: 27 minutes.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: The soonest we could intercept?

 

[Vanyel]

Wesley: 42 minutes Sir.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: Riker to Data.

Datas Lab

(over comm) What's your status?

 

[Vanyel]

Data: The initial cybernetic connection into Captain Picard's neural net pathways has been established. Mr. O'Brien is ready to process the Borg signal through the transport pattern buffer.

 

[LeadHead]

Riker: (over comm) Make it So. With dispatch, Mister Data.

 

[Vanyel]

Data: Proceeding immediately Sir. Data Out.

Locutus, stripped out of most of Borg outfitting, is lowered into a chamber.

The neural link will be established in 3 stages. Doctor, I suggest you closely observe Captain Picard's life signs, while at each stage Chief O'Brien monitors my positronic matrix activity. Counselor, hopefully you'll be able to determine whether I am reaching Captain Picard.

 

[LeadHead]

O'Brien: At what point should I shut it down if there's a problem?

 

[Vanyel]

Data: I do not know. I have never done this before. Initiating first neural link.

 

[LeadHead]

Crusher: The Captains vital signs are stable.

 

[Vanyel]

O'Brien: Positronic activity unchanged.

 

[Vulcan Princess]

Data: First neural connection is confirmed. I cannot report any significant access to the Borg consciousness.

(Wow, you guys sure make a lot of progress in my absence!)

 

[LeadHead]

Data: First Neural Connection is confirmed. I can not report any significant access to the Borg Consciousness.

Data looks at Troi, who shakes her head