03x09 - North Star

[bunniefuu]

[Horse nickering]

[Horse snorts]

Any last words?

Go to hell.

Didn't know skags
believed in hell.

[g*n f*ring]

[Horse neighing]

♪ It's been a long road ♪

♪ Gettin' from there to here ♪

♪ It's been a long time ♪

♪ But my time
is finally near ♪

♪ And I will see my dream
come alive at last ♪

♪ I will touch the sky ♪

♪ And they're not gonna
hold me down no more ♪

♪ No, they're not gonna
change my mind ♪

♪ 'Cause I've got
faith of the heart ♪

♪ I'm going
where my heart will take me ♪

♪ I've got faith to believe ♪

♪ I can do anything ♪

♪ I've got
strength of the soul ♪

♪ No one's gonna bend
or break me ♪

♪ I can reach any star ♪

♪ I've got faith ♪

♪ I've got faith ♪

♪ Faith of the heart ♪

Who's paying for the box?

[Wind blowing]

I hope you're not planning
to bury him in the cemetery.

His people
don't bury their dead.

But I wouldn't
expect you to know that.

I'm sorry I didn't get there
in time to stop them.

What difference
would it have made?

He'd have gotten a trial.

And the same people
that lynched him

Would have been
sitting on the jury.

Bethany,

He k*lled a man.

Self-defense or not,
that's a hanging
offense for a skag.

What have you got?

I've confirmed
that they're human.

Their d.n.a. Is
a perfect match.

Looks pretty authentic,
captain.

Right down
to the spittoons.

And the hangings.

If these people
are from earth,

How the hell
did they get here?

[Dog barking]

Archer to enterprise.
Report.

(Reed on intercom)
we've scanned
90% of the surface.

The human settlements
are clustered

Within a few
hundred kilometers
of your location.

About 6,000 people.

(Archer)
and the aliens?

Fewer than 1,000.

Their closest encampment
is 10 kilometers northwest

Of your present position.

Any signs
of technology?

Energy signatures, vessels?

None, sir.

Our quantum scans
put the earliest structures

At over 250 years old.

That sounds
about right.

But they're all constructed
of materials indigenous
to the planet.

Acknowledged.

I want you to go check out
that alien settlement,

See what you can find.

There's no telling
how anyone would react

If they find out
who we really are.

Keep a low profile.

Aye, sir.

(Trip)
morning.

(Man)
can I help you folks?

I hope so.
We need a horse.

What happened to yours?

Excuse me?

It's a long way
from the next town.

How did you get here?

Our horses perished

Several miles
north of your town

From heat exhaustion.

Yeah. You're lucky
the sun vipers didn't get you.

Or those skags.

Come on.

This one here,
only four years old.

Good stock.

$20, She's yours.

Sounds kind of steep.

I don't suppose
you'd be interested
in a trade.

Well, that depends on
what you've got to trade.

♪ [Playing harmonica]

I haven't seen one
of these in years.

Look, uh,
I know it's not worth a horse

But we only need him
for a couple hours.

We just want to ride out
and grab our gear.

We'll be back
before you know it.

[Snorting]

Well...

How about I leave
my g*n for collateral?

You got yourself a deal.
Here, buddy.

Go on.
Come on, girl.

Do you have any experience
riding these animals?

I've seen every
john ford western.

Who?

Look, how hard can it be?

[Sighs]

Better hold on.

[Snorting]

Afternoon.

What can I get you?

I'm passing through town.

I was hoping
I could sit in here

For a while
till it cools down.

Coffee's on the house.

Thanks.

Where you headed?

My brother's got
a ranch down south.

He said he could set me up
with some work.

What's he raising,
bluehorns?

How did you know?

[Chuckling]
the land down there
is not good for much else.

See the resemblance?

Yeah. Yeah, I do.

You're not telling me
you're related
to cooper smith?

He's my ancestor.

I'll be damned.

Yep. You're looking
at the only direct descendant

Of the man
who overthrew the skags.

I bet you've
got some stories.

Got a few I could tell you.

[Men laughing]

(Bennings)
you boys still at it?

(Man)
just getting started.

Looks like it's not over.

Friends of yours?

Not particularly.

How about a little service?

What'll it be?

Anything but that rotgut
you were pouring yesterday.

Why don't you join us?

You know I'm not allowed
to do that, mr. Bennings.

It's deputy bennings.

And I can bend
a local ordinance
if I choose.

Have a seat.

I imagine you could
use a drink

After what happened
last night.

Let's raise a glass

To the dearly departed.

[Chuckling]
to dead skags.

Drink up.

[Coughing]

[Laughing]

I thought you people
could hold your liquor.

Your friend had a few in him
the night he k*lled
clay stanton.

He didn't drink.

Beg your pardon?

I'd better get back to work.

No, no. No, wait a minute.

I don't think
I heard you right.

You're telling me
that a sober skag

Had the nerve to sh**t a man?

[Sighing]

I find that hard to believe.

Maybe you could demonstrate.

[g*n cocking]

Pick it up.

sh**t me.

Right here.
Between the eyes.

This is your
golden opportunity.

Don't pass it up.

I know you'd like
to k*ll me.

That's what all you
skags want, isn't it?

Go ahead.

Or maybe you need to
finish that drink first.

Excuse me.

Do you think I could get
some more coffee
before you sh**t him?

Who the hell are you?

Name's archer.

Well, mr. Archer,

You could learn a thing
or two about manners.

I don't like
being interrupted

In the middle of
a conversation.

(Archer)
I'll keep that in mind.

Is there a problem here?

I was just having a drink
with our friend draysik,

And this gentleman
decided to butt in.

I saw you this morning
at the undertaker's.

What's your business here?

Just passing through town.

This skag a friend of yours?

I just wanted him
to get me a cup of coffee.

It's a little hot
for coffee today,
don't you think?

Maybe you're right.

Been a pleasure.

Keep an eye on him.

Make sure he leaves town.

And, uh, bennings,

Leave the skag alone.

I'd estimate this vessel's
been here for at least
2 centuries.

Where are you going?

The captain said
to learn whatever we could.

He also said to
keep a low profile.

I plan to.

[Door opening]

Didn't mean to startle you.

What do you want?

My name's jonathan archer.

I saw you this morning,
paying for that man's casket.

I don't know
where you're from,
mr. Archer,

But around here
no one refers to
a skagaran as a man.

If you'll excuse me.

Can I help you with that?

I-i'll manage.

It's no trouble.

I'll ask you again.
What do you want?

I'd like to learn more
about the skagarans.

Everyone knows
about the skagarans.

There aren't any
where I come from.

Where's that?

Up north quite a ways.

If certain people
had their way,

There wouldn't be
any around here either.

I heard about what you did
in the saloon today.

Deputy bennings has
a nasty temper.

Why would you risk
getting thrown in jail,
maybe worse?

I don't think
that skagaran's life

Is any less
valuable than mine.

So, what do you want with me?

Well, you are
the teacher around here,
aren't you?

The first skagaran
I ever saw was today,
lying in that coffin.

Seems I'd be more likely
to get the truth from you

Than from the men
who put him there.

Would you like to
meet more of them?

[Horse nickering]

It's all right.

(T'pol)
captain.

Bethany,

These are the friends
I told you about.

You're from up north, too?

That's correct.

The children
will be here soon.

You said you wanted
to learn something,
mr. Archer.

You're welcome to
stay for the lesson.

Thanks.

Kind of late at night
to be teaching school.

It's illegal to
teach skagarans.

A ship?

What's left of it.

We found these
in a data module.

Go back to enterprise.
See what you can salvage.

You're not
coming with us?

Don't want to miss
my first day of school.

(Bethany)
9 times 12.

Don't forget to
carry the 1.

Yral.

9 Times 12 equals 108.

That's right.

You're doing very well
with your
multiplication tables.

Tomorrow night
we'll start with something

A little more challenging.

Long division.

Kret, collect the slates,
please.

I brought a friend
with me who'd like

To learn more
about your people.

Who can tell mr. Archer
how the humans
and the skagarans

Came to live together?

Taliyah?

Our ancestors took the humans
from their planet

And brought them here.

And why did they do that?

To make them work.

But the humans
didn't want to work
for the skagarans, did they?

No, we didn't.

Go on home now.
Go on. It's all right.

I tried to warn you, bethany.

Teaching skags is a crime.
You know that.

No one is being hurt here.

So you say.

But I'm afraid
the law is the law.

I thought you could bend
the local ordinances.

That's true.
But this is one I have
no intention of bending.

Get away from me.

[Bethany groaning]

[Grunts]

Sheriff gave you
a chance to leave town.

You should have taken it.

[Groaning]

[Glass breaking]

[People screaming]

(Deputy)
get away from there.
Go on now!

Best I can do.

Thanks.

What's going to
happen to you now?

Don't worry.

This isn't the first time
the sheriff and I haven't
seen eye to eye.

You didn't get to
finish your lesson.

I'd like to hear
the rest of it.

You know the story.
Everyone does.

Everyone seems to
have their own version.

I'm curious to hear
the way you teach it
to the skagarans.

That wreck at
their settlement.

Was that their ship?

They used it 300 years ago
to go to earth

To bring our ancestors
back here.

They were building colonies,
they needed workers.

You mean slaves?

I-it was a terrible crime.

Tell me about cooper smith.

That's where the stories
differ somewhat.

To the humans
he's a folk hero.

Our liberator.

I'm sure that's
what you were taught.

But the skagarans,
they call him rahk'tar.

It means "butcher."

He and his men
b*rned the skagaran ship,

Destroyed their weapons.

They m*rder*d most of them,
entire families.

Have you heard that version?

Smith wrote the first laws

That kept the skagarans
from going to school,

Owning property,
even marrying.

So they could never enslave
the humans again.

That's how
they justified it.

Men like bennings are happy
to carry on the tradition.

[Keys rattling]

Sheriff wants to
talk to you.

[Cell door closing]

Care for a shave,
mr. Archer?

No, thanks.

You sure?
There's nothing
like a barber shave

To make a man
feel civilized.

I feel civilized enough.

Well, suit yourself.

Thanks, henry.

(Henry)
any time, sheriff.

Have a seat.

Skagaran whisky.

It's illegal,

But I let henry keep
a bottle around

For pulling teeth.

Packs a hell of a wallop.

[Sighs]

I thought you
were heading south
to raise bluehorns.

That's the plan.

Then maybe you can tell me
why you were out in skagtown

In the middle of the night.

Is that a crime?

My deputy says
you and miss bethany
were teaching those children.

That's a crime.

But if I decided
to lynch a skagaran,

That would be legal?

The law was laid down
a long time ago

To protect men
like you and me.

Protect us from what?
Children?

You really want
those children
to learn how to read?

How to do their numbers?

And then maybe
they can learn about

How they used to be
in charge around here.

How they had g*ns
that could k*ll a man
with a beam of light

And that human beings
were nothing

But their labor force,
their property.

Is that what you want
those children to learn,
mr. Archer?

You're judging them
on something

That happened
over 200 years ago.

And it's my job
to make sure
it never happens again.

Now, I'm not saying
it's fair.

It's just the way
it's always been.

I expect you to be
out of town in an hour.

What's gonna
happen to bethany?

She's been warned.
She knew the consequences.

Minimum sentence is 10 years.

Archer to enterprise.

Go ahead, captain.

Any luck with
those data modules?

Several of them
were damaged,

But we managed to access
some of the logs.

I'm still working on
the translation, sir.

I'll meet you at
the landing coordinates
in an hour.

There's something
I have to do first.

[Knocking on door]

[Knocking continues]

I was on my way out of town
and realized
I forgot something.

[Grunts]

What are you doing?

It's called a jailbreak
where I come from.

It's called that here, too.

Where do you expect me to go?

There are other settlements.

I'm sure they could use
a good teacher.

Things won't be
any different there.

Maybe not.

But you won't be spending
10 years in prison.

[Keys rattling]

[Bennings coughing]

It was archer.

[Keys jingling]

They couldn't
have gotten far.

Get nash and franklin.

Archer to enterprise.

Lock the transporter
onto my position.

There are 2 of us.

Drop that,
whatever it is.

[Mumbling]

(T'pol)
did anyone see you transport?

I didn't exactly have time
to find a secluded spot.

These are volatile
and suspicious people.

Your disappearance
may have consequences.

I've removed the projectile,

But her injuries
were extensive.

Will she make it?

I believe so,
but there are a few things
about her physiology

I still don't understand.

What do you mean?

Aren't you familiar
with this woman's ancestry?

The cranial genes
are recessive,

Which explains
her human appearance.

My guess is they came
from her maternal grandmother.

She's 1-quarter skagaran.

You heard the stories,
same as me.

Cooper smith said
the skags could
move through thin air

From one place to another.

Maybe you ought to get
your eyes checked, bennings.

Archer's a human.

He's working with them.

You don't know that.

What was he doing out
in skagtown?

Why did he stick up
for draysik in
the saloon yesterday?

'Cause you were
being a horse's ass.

And who was he talking to
on that little box he had?

It was the skags.

They helped him escape.

This is what
we were afraid of, mac,

That they'd try
to take over again.

It's time to put
an end to this.

You have
something in mind?

[Sighing]

I say
we ride out there tonight

And burn 'em out.

I guarantee you there'll be
plenty of volunteers.

Now you listen to me.
I'm not going to
m*rder those people

Just because some stranger
spooked you with
a parlor trick.

Now if I get some proof
that the skagarans
are up to something,

I'll take care of it.

You've always been
too soft on them, mac.

And you've always
harassed them
while I looked the other way.

And that's gonna
change right now.

As long as you work for me,

Our job is to
enforce the law.

Understood?

Understood.

The story she told you
was basically true, captain.

The skagaran ship
brought them here
to provide labor

For a colony they were
trying to establish.

They apparently
found the humans

Suited to survive
in this environment.

There are a lot of reports
of disciplinary problems,
and then

6 Months after they arrived,
the logs end.

They kidnapped
the wrong people.

So, what do we do?

They're humans.

We can't just
leave them here.

We can't transport
6,000 people back to earth.

Once we've dealt
with the xindi,

We'll come back here.

Do what we can
to help them.

For now,

They deserve to know
that earth hasn't
abandoned them.

[Spaceship soaring]

[Horse neighing]
easy.

We need to talk.

And you were born there?

I was born in
upstate new york.

Spent most of my adult life
in san francisco, though.

You've heard of
san francisco?

Pacific coast.

Why didn't you
tell us who you were?

I wasn't sure
how you'd react.

We thought
we'd better get
the lay of the land first.

Well,
I can't say I blame you.

A part of me never believed
earth even existed.

I thought it was something
people made up

'Cause they couldn't
stand living here.

You taking us back?

We can't. Not right now.

Anyway,
our ship isn't big enough.

Some day we'll come back
for you.

You...

You realize

It's not the same world
your ancestors left.

A lot has changed
in 300 years.

You're telling me.

We've moved past things
like intolerance, prejudice.

The skagarans abducted
my ancestors, captain,

Turned them into slaves.

That was a long time ago.

Well, we tend to have
a long memory

When it comes to
that sort of thing.

Captain's been in
there quite a while.

I imagine the sheriff
has a lot of questions.

Yeah.

We did what we had to do.

I understand.
But if you do
make it back to earth,

You're going to have
to leave all that behind.

[Door opening]

[People chattering]

It's all right.

These folks aren't
gonna hurt anybody.

This is my first officer,
t'pol.

She's from
a planet called vulcan.

Pleased to meet you.
Ma'am.

Dr. Phlox reports
that his patient is
doing much better.

Good.

[g*n f*ring]
I thought we'd bring
mr. Macready...

[People screaming]

Have your men
drop those g*ns.

Let's talk this through,
bennings.

I never was one for talking.

[g*n cocking]

Trust me,
you don't want to
fight us, deputy.

Should've thought of that
before you threw
in with the skags.

We're not taking sides here.

Then where did
you get that machine
and those weapons?

These people are
from earth, bennings.

Earth? You're lying.

I can prove it to you.

Just give me a chance.

[Grunts]

[Whispering]
go.

Lay down some fire.

[g*ns f*ring]

[Groaning]

[g*n f*ring]

[Groaning]

[g*ns f*ring]

[Horse nickering]

[Archer grunting]

[Both grunting]

[Groaning]

[T'pol moaning]

Stay back.

I'll k*ll her.

Secure the area!
Find the captain!

[Both grunting]

[Horse neighing]

[Groaning]

We're up too high to see it,
but your town is down there,

Toward the right edge
of that mountain range.

How are you feeling?

I feel fine.

Not even a scar.

Dr. Phlox
does excellent work.

You must think
we're barbaric.

All the things
humanity has accomplished,

Building ships like this,
traveling to other worlds.

And we're still down there
sh**ting each other.

The progress on earth,

It didn't happen overnight.

But it was progress
all the same.

You've managed to change.
We haven't.

Even if you
could take us back,
I don't think we're ready.

It may be a while
before we're able
to start sending ships here.

My guess is,

By the time they arrive,
they'll find
things have changed.

I think you're giving us
too much credit.

It's happening already.
I spoke with macready.

He agrees that,
in light of recent events,

Some of your laws
might be a little outdated.

(Bethany)
before people could travel

Through space
to other planets,

They had to get off
the ground first.

Almost 40 years
after my human ancestors
left earth,

2 Brothers from ohio
became the first human beings

To build
a successful flying machine.

Their names were
orville and wilbur wright.

Would anyone like to see
a picture of their airplane?

(Boy)
me. Yes, ma'am.

You all would.
Well, here it is, right here.

And you can see,
here's orville wright

And his brother
wilbur is flying the plane.

Now, this is
a machine that actually...