"The First Duty" Line-by-Line

[Vanyel]

Sito nods in agreement.

Lacarno: Wes, I know you want to protect his memory, we all do. But we have to look out for ourselves now. What do you want us to do? Walk in there and tell them everything that happened?

 

[LeadHead]

Sito: We might as well turn in our uniforms and start packing our bags.

 

[Brian]

LOCARNO: Are we ready for that? We'll take this one step at a time. This is the preliminary report from your flight recorder. It was so badly damaged in the crash, that the lab could only retrieve a third of the total telemetry on the recorder. And all of it is before the collision. There's no problem here.

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: I don't know if I can do this Nick.

 

[Brian]

SITO: You don't have to lie. Just don't volunteer any new information.

 

[LeadHead]

Locarno: The first night I met you Wes, I knew I wanted you on this squad. You more than any of the rest would understand what it means to be able to count on someone, because you've been out there, putting yourself on the line. You know you've got to be able to count on the people on your team, because your life is in their hands, and their lives are in yours.We made a promise to each other, right in the beginning, that we'd stick together. We were Nova Squadron nobody else could say that! And even after we graduated, we'd try to get posted to the same duty. We were going to be a team, for a long time. Josh can't be a part of those plans anymore, but I think he would still want us to be a team. What do you think?

 

[Vanyel]

Academy Hearing room:
Lt. Cmndr. Albert: Mr. Crusher.

 

[LeadHead]

Crusher stands at attention

Wesley: Sir!

 

[Brian]

ALBERT: At ease. Am I interrupting?

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: No. I was just going over my deposition for tomorrow.

 

[Brian]

ALBERT: They told me you'd be here. I found this in Josh's room. I think it belongs to you.

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: Our ski trip. Josh and I went to Calgary last month. He forgot his sweater so he borrowed one of mine.

 

[Brian]

ALBERT: He told me you helped him with his classes.

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: A little... he only needed help with Statistical Mechanics.

 

[Vanyel]

Lt. Cmndr. Albert: If Josh had a weakness, it was mathematics.

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: No, he could do it. He just didn't like to.

 

[Vanyel]

Lt. Cmndr. Albert: His mother and I never thought he'd get out of calculus but he found out what the Academy entrance requirements were like. That turned him around. He stayed after class, got a tutor, really worked hard. He never gave up on anything. He had a lot of respect for you...everybody on the team. I realize it was his fault. That every body could have been killed. I want to say that...I want to say that I'm sorry. I'm sorry that he let you down.

 

[JanewayRulz!]

[Academy hearing room, it is now next morning]

BRAND: Are you ready, Mister Crusher?

 

[LeadHead]

Wesley: Yes Sir. This is the beginning of our run toward Titan. I'm on the right wing.

 

[Leandar]

Brand: Where is Mr. Albert at this point?