07x14 - Sub Rosa

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07x14 - Sub Rosa

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Most of the people
on this colony

will remember
my grandmother as a healer

but her abilities
went beyond that.

She didn't just relieve pain
and fight illness.

She knew that well-being is
more than just a healthy body.

Her remedies

often included words of advice
as well as medicinal teas

and often they were
just as bitter-tasting.

I will miss Felisa Howard
very much...

her healing, her advice

and most of all the inspiration

she has provided me
throughout the years.

Rest in peace, Nana.

And so now we commit her body
to the ground...

earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust...

in sure and certain hope

that her memory will be
kept alive within us all.

Amen.

Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the Starship Enterprise.

Its continuing mission...

to explore strange new worlds

to seek out new life
and new civilizations

to boldly go
where no one has gone before.

That was beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

Deanna, did you notice
a strange man at the service?

He was in his mid-30s,
with longish hair.

No.

He threw a flower
on Nana's grave... a camellia.

It was her favorite flower.

She used to keep them

all over the house.

Maybe he was a friend
or one of her patients.

It was a very personal gesture

and he gave me
a remarkable look.

Well... I guess I should be
going back to the house.

There are some things
I need to do.

It's only
a few minutes from here.

Would you mind coming along?

I'd love to.

Thanks.

How long do you plan on staying?

A few more hours.
Why?

Well, as you know, Caldos

is one of the first
terraforming projects

of the Federation.

Our weather controls
and fusion systems

are nearly a century old.

I wouldn't mind having
a starship engineer

take a look at them.

Perhaps give us a few upgrades.

Maybe in exchange
for a tour of the colony

and a home-cooked meal?

Well, we are due
at Starbase 621 tomorrow morning

but we could delay
for a few days.

Yes, I'm sure we could
find the time.

Excellent.

I would enjoy that tour.

Caldos colony is a most
impressive accomplishment.

I actually feel as if I'm
in the Scottish Highlands.

Well, that was the intent.

The cornerstone
of every building in town

was brought from Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Aberdeen.

The founders wanted
everyone to feel

that they had a piece
of the real thing here.

They didn't want
to just imitate Scotland...

they wanted to re-create it.

Tell me, Governor, I'm curious.

You're obviously
not Scot yourself.

What was it
that drew you here?

Oh, something
about the culture, the heritage.

When I was a boy

my family visited Glamis Castle
in Scotland

and as I looked out
across the Highlands

I felt as if I had come home.

Your grandmother
had remarkable green eyes.

Every Howard woman
has had green eyes

except for my mother and me.

How well
do you remember your mother?

Very well.

I loved her very much.

I can remember...

her face smiling down at me

and I can remember

the sound of her voice
and her scent

but, mostly, I remember Nana

who raised me
after my mother d*ed.

That's beautiful.

It's a family heirloom.

It's been in the Howard clan
for generations.

It's supposed to symbolize
the "enduring Howard spirit

"wherever they may go-

the shining light to guide them
through their fortune."

Nana always kept it lit.

I remember sitting here,
listening to ghost stories

with only the candle burning.

You should take it with you.

I think I will.

I'm going to head back
to the ship.

You don't have to leave.

I just thought
you'd like some time alone.

I'll see you later.

Thanks.

Who's there?

What the hell are you doing?

Get out of my house.

I wouldn't be so high
and mighty with me

Beverly Howard Crusher.

I spent more time here
in the past five years

than you have in the past 20.

How do you know who I am?

I'm Ned Quint.

I took care
of your grandmother's house

and her affairs.

Nana never mentioned you.

Oh, there's lots of things
she didna talk about.

Let me get rid of that candle.

Why?

That candle has brought
nothing but misery

and bad luck
to your grandmother.

Look, Mr. Quint, I don't know

what your relationship was
with my grandmother

but this is my house now
and these are my things.

That candle has been a curse
on your family for generations.

Now, if you have a lick of sense

you'll listen to me
right now do away with it.

Now give it to me.

This is a family heirloom
and I intend to keep it!

Now would you please
get out of my house.

Now!

Howard women... always
the same stubborn fools.

I wash my hands of it now.

You stay on in this house

and you keep that damned candle.

I'll not be responsible
for what happens.

Get out!

The colony's aqueduct system
is functioning normally

as are the communication relays.

We've been having a few tremors
the last couple of months.

Could you check
the seismic stabilizers?

Certainly.

You can't imagine what it's like

trying to enjoy afternoon tea
while the earth is shaking.

Governor, did you know
you had a power fluctuation

in your weather control system?

No, our weather control's
been working perfectly

for the last 22 years.

I can't isolate the exact source

but the fluctuation
seems to be originating

from one of the substations
that regulates

atmospheric humidity
for the colony.

Is this going to be a problem?

No, not yet,
but power distribution patterns

are already off by five percent.

I suggest we analyze
the planet's weather patterns

to see
if they have been affected.

I am reading
unusually high humidity

across the entire
southern desert region

and there is increasing
cloud activity

above the northern
coastal area...

possibly the formation
of a storm system.

A storm?
It's the middle of summer.

We don't have rain
at this time of year.

Data, let's see
if we can correct this.

I'll check out the colony's
climatic flow array.

I will run a diagnostic
on the thermal regulators.

Don't worry, Governor.

We'll keep you dry.

I certainly hope so.

There's a caber toss scheduled
for tomorrow afternoon.

I'd hate to see it spoiled
by an unexpected downpour.

You wouldn't believe
what I've been reading about

in my grandmother's journals.

You know she had a lover.

Do you believe that?

Nana was 100 years old.

Mmm. It would seem
that the Howard women

have exceptionally
vigorous libidos.

I certainly hope so.

After all, I hope I can find
a handsome young man in his 30s

when I've passed
the century mark.

Thirties?

Yes. According to these journals

his name is Ronin
and he's 34 years old.

They met just after
my great-grandmother's death

and I think I saw him
at the funeral.

A handsome young man tossed
a camellia onto her grave

but the strange thing is

she never mentioned him
in her letters, never once

and yet it appears

they spent almost all
their time together.

It's as if she led
an entire life

that I knew nothing about.

Well, it looks as if we're going
to be on Caldos

for a few days more.

This will be a good opportunity

for you to get your
grandmother's affairs in order.

Thank you.

Thirties?

Beverly...

You dreamt you were in bed
with someone?

Not exactly.

I was in bed

but there wasn't another person
in my dream.

It was more like a presence.

You said you felt a touch.

A pair of hands.

They were moving across my skin.

Like a caress?

Yes, and there was a voice,
a man.

He whispered my name.

It was as if I knew him

or more like he knew me.

He knew exactly
how I liked to be touched.

It was the most physical dream
I've ever had.

The sensations were very real

and extremely arousing.

Frankly, I'm envious.

I did fall asleep reading
a particularly erotic chapter

in my grandmother's journal.

She wrote
very detailed descriptions

of her experiences with Ronin.

Well, that's bound
to cause a dream or two.

So, shall we start going
over the personnel reports?

You know, I think he had
a ring on one of his hands

when he touched
my shoulder, my neck.

I wonder if I'll have
another dream tonight.

I'd read two chapters.

You probably want to be alone.

I'll leave.

No, Ned. It's okay.

Look, I'm sorry we got off
to a bad start yesterday.

I've been reading
my grandmother's journals

and I know how much
you meant to her.

Aye, she was a grand lady.

You'll not see many
more like her.

You have your grandmother's fire
that's for sure.

Ned, you're welcome

to stay at the house
after I've gone.

I need someone
to take care of the place.

That's very kind of you, lass

but I'll ne'er set foot
in that house again

and I recommend
that you do not either.

Why?

Like I tried to tell
your grandmother

the house is haunted.

Haunted?

You believe what you want, lass.

Just do not light that candle.

Why not?

It'll bring the ghost.
It's his home.

Oh, he's out now,
wandering across the land

angry,
angry at being driven out.

That's why he's bringing
the storms.

Ned, the weather system's
control is malfunctioning.

The Enterprise
is trying to repair it.

Oh, sure, but who do you think
is causing the malfunction?

I think your imagination is...

Think what you want,
see what you want.

Just do as I say.

Do not light that candle

and do not go to that house,
or before you know it

I'll be burying another Howard
in this cemetery.

Captain, I am detecting
atmospheric turbulence

over the colony

and large pockets
of electrical activity.

On screen.

It is growing in intensity, sir.

That's one hell
of a thunderstorm.

Bridge to Engineering.

Mr. Data, we're reading

an extremely large storm system
over the Caldos colony.

I thought that the weather
control malfunction

was not severe.

It began as a minor
power fluctuation, sir

but the effect has spread
throughout the control grid.

It has caused
an unusual concentration

of cumulonimbus activity
above the colony.

Captain, I suggest
we set up a power transfer

between the Enterprise
and the weather substations...

try to give them enough power
to stabilize the storm.

Make it so.

Who's there?!

Ned?!

Is that you?

Hello!

I know somebody's here,
so I suggest you...

All right, now, that's it.

If you don't show yourself
right now

I am calling the Enterprise

and there
will be ten security guards here

within 30 seconds.

Beverly.

Beverly,
I've come back for you.

Who are you?

Don't you remember?

I came to you last night
while you were asleep.

No, that was a dream.

I'm calling the Enterprise.

Now do you remember me?

Yes.

What's...

what's happening to me?

Right now, I feel so strange.

I love you, Beverly

just as I loved Felisa
before you.

Are you Ronin?

Yes.

You saw me at the funeral.

Who are you?!

I am a spirit.

I don't believe in...

Ghosts?

Nor did I in the beginning.

I was born in 1647
in Glasgow on Earth.

You're telling me

that you're
an 800-year-old ghost?

I found a home
with Jessel Howard.

She was a pretty lass
with a mane of red hair

and eyes like diamonds.

Oh, I loved her very much.

When she d*ed

I stayed with her daughter
and her daughter

and on down through the years,
generation after generation.

And now you're here on Caldos,
200 light-years away?

When your family moved out
into the galaxy

I moved with them.

I don't believe you.

I believe you are
the most beautiful women

I have ever known.

Oh, what's...

what's happening to me?

We're becoming one, Beverly.

We're going to be together.

I don't understand.

Stop it!

Come in.

Hi, Bev.

I just wanted too see
if you were going

to Mok'bara class this morning.

No, I think I'm going
to skip it today.

I'm exhausted.

Did you have
another dream last night?

Not exactly.

Is anything wrong?

Not at all.

Beverly, if I didn't know
any better

I'd say you were seeing someone.

Deanna...

Now I know

you're seeing someone.

I'm not seeing anybody.

I met someone, that's all.

Well, you obviously have
romantic feelings for him.

Beverly, when are you going

to realize
that you can't fool me?

Who is it?

All right.

I met Ronin.

Ronin?

Your grandmother's lover?

He's unlike anyone
I've ever met before.

I know this sounds crazy, but...

I have never known
anyone who is so...

Passionate.

Exactly.

I can see why Nana
fell in love with him.

This sounds very strange,
doesn't it?

I admit it's...

unusual.

I'm very happy for you.

But I want you
to consider something.

You and Ronin have both suffered
a tremendous loss.

Very often

shared traumatic
experience can create

the illusion of closeness...

and romance.

Well, thank you for your concern

but I think
I know what I'm doing.

Besides, I didn't say
I was in love with him.

I'm just intrigued.

You know, Captain,
I moved to this colony

because it was
a re-creation of Scotland

but I must admit it's getting
to be a little too realistic.

What the hell is going on?

There appears to be

a condensed suspension
of water vapor

approximately
one degree Celsius.

Fog.

It just sort of rolled
in on us, sir.

There has been a malfunction

in the ship's
environmental control.

We've traced the problem
to the power transfer beam.

There's some sort
of feedback coming

from one of the colony's
weather substations.

Another power fluctuation?

Captain

the temperature in Ten-Forward
has dropped below freezing

and deck 13 has lost gravity.

Mr. Data, disengage
the power transfer.

I am unable to terminate
the connection, sir.

A feedback loop has formed
in the transfer beam.

I will have to go
to the substation

and attempt to correct
the problem from there.

Make it so.

In the meantime,
I think I'll go get my jacket.

I have analyzed
the control module

in the primary
weather control grid.

It appears the station

is experiencing a
system-wide power failure.

This is impossible.

The backup system
should have...

Excuse me, sir.

You are dismantling

the primary power conduit.

I must ask you to stop.

No!

Get away from me!

You don't understand!

He's trying to k*ll us all!

He is dead.

From what I can tell,
he was trying to shut down

the entire
weather control system.

He was pulling out
the primary plasma conduit.

It's probably what caused

the plasma discharge
that k*lled him.

I knew Ned Quint.

He was an honest man.

He kept mostly to himself.

I don't know why he'd
try something like that.

Well, it's going
to take us some time

to get the system back on line.

I'd say we need
another day at least.

In the meantime, Governor
you should expect

the weather problems
to continue.

I think you better
take a look at this.

Data, you said
there was a plasma discharge

from the console
when Quint was k*lled.

That is correct.

Well, that wasn't
what k*lled him.

I'm detecting an anomalous

energy residual
throughout his body

right down
to the cellular level.

Whatever it is

it wasn't the result
of a plasma discharge.

Anything?

I cannot identify
the energy residual.

However, it appears to have
the same anaphasic signature

as the power fluctuations

we observed from
the weather control system.

It's possible
that whatever caused

the weather malfunctions
also k*lled Quint.

It is possible.

We should scan the colony
for any energy readings

that match
this anaphasic signature.

Governor, with your permission

I'd like to take the body
back to the ship

to run further tests.

Of course, Doctor.

Ensign, ask Dr. Selar
to run a biospectral analysis.

Yes, Doctor.

You're not going to run
the tests yourself?

No, I have some things
I need to attend to.

Ronin, I've got to talk to you.

Are you here?

I'm here.

Beverly, did you miss me?

Yes.

But I must talk to you.

There's been an accident.

I know.

Quint is dead.

Well, why did it happen?

What was he doing?

Beverly, there's
something more important

we should talk about.

Ronin, I've got to know.

Quint's dead.

Ronin.

Yes.

I need you to help me.

Help you?

It's not easy for me
to take corporeal form.

I can't do it for long.

I want you to light the candle.

Quint said you lived
in the candle.

Is that true?

Yes, if I'm away
from it for too long

I begin to weaken.

That's why the women
in your family

have always kept the candle lit.

The candle's on the ship.

I'll go get it.

No.

I must go with you.

How?

The power transfer beam...
I can travel along it.

Then when the candle's lit,
then what happens?

Then we'll be together...

always.

Computer, secure door.

I lit the candle.

Where are you?

Shh, shh.
It's all right.

We're together.

We're going to be one.

I'm going to become
part of you, Beverly.

Would you like that?

Oh, yes, more than anything.

As it was with your grandmother
and your great-grandmother

and all of the Howard women
before them.

I'll take care of you

and you will feel love
as you've never felt it before.

Beverly, what the hell is this?

I thought it was
pretty self-explanatory.

I'm leaving Starfleet.

Energize.

Belay that order.

Aye, sir.

Beverly, you can't just resign.

I can, and I have.

I've decided to stay on Caldos

and become a healer
like my grandmother.

It's a proud Howard tradition

and I've decided to uphold it.
Energize.

I've resigned my commission

so, unless you plan
on kidnapping me...

Beverly was attracted to Ronin

in a very intense
and... intimate way.

I warned her that it
was all very sudden

but she didn't want
to talk about it

so I let her alone.

I sensed that she was
holding something back.

That she wasn't telling me
the whole truth.

Do you think this Ronin could be

exerting some sort
of influence over her?

That it's because of him
that she's staying?

It's possible

but she may really believe
she's in love with him.

This is a rash decision.

Ill-considered.

It's not like Beverly at all.

I agree

but she does have the right
to make that choice

even if we don't feel
it's a good one.

Come.

Captain, Geordi and I have
detected an energy residual

with the same
anaphasic signature

as the one we found
on Ned Quint's body.

Where?

Approximately 17 kilometers from
the center of the colony, sir.

It is coming from the cemetery.

Data, I want you to go
down to the cemetery.

See if you can
pinpoint the source.

Aye, sir.

In the meantime

I would like to meet
with this Ronin.

The energy readings are coming
from this direction

but I can't get
an exact location.

I'll try narrowing
the scan field.

The energy readings
appear to be originating

approximately two meters
below the surface.

I believe they are concentrated
within this burial site.

I'm so glad you're here.

I can't imagine

what life was like
before I met you.

And it will only get better.

Oh, Ronin.

I had no idea
I could feel this way.

We're nearly merged now

as two candles join
to form a single light

so we will flourish as one.

I love you, Beverly.

I love you.

Beverly?

Jean-Luc.

I'm sorry I startled you.

I knocked,
but there was no answer.

The door was open.

I hope you don't mind.

What do you want?

Well, I'd hoped to meet
your new friend Ronin.

He's not here.

Well, perhaps I could wait

if you don't mind.

I'm really anxious to meet
this remarkable young man

who has swept away not just one,
but two of the Howard women.

Jealousy doesn't suit you,
Jean-Luc.

Have you...

have you changed
the color of your eyes?

I... I just grew tired
of the other color.

Don't you think it suits me?

I think that I preferred

your eyes the way
they were before.

I think I preferred you the way
you were before, Beverly.

Well, this is the way I am now

and this is my life.

I've made my decision

and I'm not going
to change my mind

so please leave me alone.

Oh, no,
there's something's wrong.

Now, Beverly,
this is more than just

an obsessive love affair
that has got out of hand.

Tell me, why is it that no one

has seen this Ronin except you?

All right, Captain.

Here I am.

I believe Beverly asked you
to leave her alone.

So, you're Ronin.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

Where are you from?

Earth. Scotland.

How long have you been
on Caldos?

All that matters
is that I'm here now

and that Beverly and I
plan to be together

for the rest of our lives.

Data to Picard.

Go ahead, Data.

Captain,
we have located the source

of the energy residual.

It appears to be concentrated

within Felisa Howard's coffin.

Captain, we'd like permission
to exhume the body.

You can't do that.

Leave her alone.

Why not?

What are you afraid of?

I'm not afraid of anything

but I cannot allow you
to desecrate her grave.

Data, ask Governor Maturin's
permission

to exhume the body.

Picard out.

I won't stand for this.

I'll go to the Governor myself.

Go on.

I wouldn't be surprised
if he doesn't know who you are.

He'll probably have
the same questions

that I do.

How did you get here?

What ship did you come on?

Jean-Luc, leave him alone.

Why don't you answer
my questions? What ship?

I'd like to take a look
at the passenger list.

Where have you been living here?

What's your position?

Who are your neighbors?

Come on, Beverly.

We've got to get out of here.

Jean-Luc!

Beverly, we must
stop the others.

They cannot exhume the body.

We can't just leave him.

He might die.

You must come.

I am your love.

I am the one
who will take care of you.

I can't just let him die.

Beverly, come with me!

No.

No!

I'm sorry.

I'm going to stop them.

Come on, come on.

I'm all right.

Beverly, go after him.

Go to the cemetery.

La Forge to Enterprise.
We're ready down here.

Aye, sir.

I am reading definite signs

of anaphasic energy
in her body.

It appears to extend
to the cellular level.

That's impossible.

She was nowhere near
the weather station

when Quint was k*lled.

She d*ed of natural causes.

I suggest we run
a deep tissue scan

to look for any signs of...

No!

Ronin, stop this.

Stop this, please.

Beverly, it's all right.

Have trust in me.

You're not Nana.

Nana's dead.

Leave her alone!

Beverly!

Forgive me.

These men were trying
to stop us

from being together.

Once they're gone

everything will be right.

No, it won't.

You've been infusing me

with the same sort
of anaphasic energy

that k*lled Quint.

He was trying to destroy me.

I had to defend myself.

Oh, my love.

I would never harm you.

I am here to protect you.

No, you're not.

There's no such thing
as a ghost.

You are some sort
of anaphasic life-form.

Anaphasic energy
is extremely unstable.

It needs an organic host

in order to maintain
molecular cohesion

or else you'll die,
isn't that right?

Beverly.

I also scanned the candle.

The flame is plasma-based.

You were using it
as a receptacle for yourself

in order to get to me.

In order to merge with me!

You have been using me,
Nana, my entire family

for centuries!

And I loved all of them!

And they loved me.

Give me the candle, Beverly.

No, no.

Put it down...

or I will k*ll him.

Set it down and walk away.

No!

Crusher to Riker.

Will, close off
all the plasma conduits

in the weather control systems.

I'll explain later.

Understood.

You've nowhere left to go.

Yes... I do.

Keep away from me.

Beverly.

I love you.

Bever...

Captain's Log, supplemental.

Commander La Forge and Mr. Data
have recovered

from their exposure
to the anaphasic energy

but I'm afraid
Dr. Crusher's recovery

will be
of a more personal nature.

Somehow, he realized
that one of my ancestors

had a biochemistry

that was compatible
with his energy matrix.

I imagine that he
took on human form

and seduced her like he did me.

I was about to be initiated

into a very unusual
relationship.

You might call it
a family tradition.

But there's a part of me
that's a little sad.

How so?

I re-read the entries
in my grandmother's journals.

Whatever else he might
have done

he made her very happy.
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