The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry Line-by-Line

[CaptVader]

(Voq releases his helmet and grabs a passing PADD.)

PADD: Crew manifest accessed.

 

[Orac]

Voq: L'Rell, there is nothing worth taking on this deck or in the Captain's Ready room.

 

[Athena28]

L'RELL: I have located the dilithium processor. The coupling unit is covered in crystal residue. Unplugging the processor could cause an explosion. One sudden move and we join the Black Fleet.

 

[CaptVader]

VOQ: I will free it. L'Rell, we do not always view things the same way, but I have come to know you as one who is astute. More astute than I.

 

[May 20]

L'RELL: Thank you, my lord.

 

[Orac]

Voq: Why do you call me that?

 

[CaptVader]

L'RELL: T'Kuvma made you his successor.

 

[Orac]

Voq: Surely you doubted his choice. T'Kuvma barely knew me, while you served at his side for years.

 

[CaptVader]

L'RELL: T'Kuvma saw something in you. A purity of devotion. I do not want the mantle of leadership. Standing behind you I am free to move, able to be your enforcer, defender, campaigner.

 

[Orac]

Voq: I am fortunate to have you.

 

[CaptVader]

L'RELL: Shall we uncouple?

 

[Orac]

(He removes the unit and the ship's power finally dies.)

Voq: Thank T'Kuvma. With this, our ship will fly.

 

[CaptVader]

[Laboratory]

BURNHAM: Door.

 

[JLA]

Saru: I received your message. What is it you so urgently need my help with?

 

[CaptVader]

BURNHAM: I've been thinking about the way I treated you on the Shenzhou. At times I was very unfair.

 

[Orac]

Saru: You often undermined me, dismissed my opinions out of hand.

 

[CaptVader]

BURNHAM: You wouldn't be wrong to call me out for being selfish. But I can't help notice that your threat ganglia are quiet now. Fascinating.

 

[Orac]

Saru: You're trying to gauge my response to that thing in the pen, aren't you?

 

[CaptVader]

BURNHAM: Commander Landry was about to attack the creature, and I believe her death was an act of self-defence on its part. And now, based on your lack of threat response, I'm ready to submit that the creature's primary drive is not aggressive. It's not a predator.

 

[Orac]

Saru: You have not changed an iota, Burnham. Your contrite words were insincere.