When Ohs godmothers first endured the Admonishen, the Zhat Vash were born.

Shes told by Oh that their work begins on Mars.

At the conclusion of this family reunion, Rizzo orders her men to take down the freak, Elnor.

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A skirmish ensues, and Elnor is rescued by Seven of Nine.

Aboard La Sirena, Rios freaks out at the sight of Soji.

Picard tells Soji, You have no choice but to trust me.

Picard balks at this hypothesis, but its more wishful thinking than forceful reasoning.

Rios has locked himself away in his quarters.

While eating, Soji asks Picard about Data, whom he describes as brave, curious, very gentle.

He had a childs wisdom, unclouded by habit or bias.

He made us all laugh except when he was trying to make us laugh.

Another hologram informs Raffi that an Octonary couldnt occur naturally; it would have to be built.

She tries to procure some wine, only to be reminded that shes restricted her alcohol access.

Thats not true of Rios, though, whos boozing it up in his cabin.

Seven and Elnor dive into the Queen Cell.

Seven has begun regenerating the Cube.

Picard confronts Jurati about her treachery.

She confesses that she killed Maddox because Commodore Oh poisoned her mind with visions of a centuries-old apocalypse.

She says this calamity came about because of mans hubris.

Rizzo executes a room full of XBs.

Seeing this, Seven connects to the collective and activates the dormant Borgs.

At this, Rizzo blasts the stasis Borgs into space.

Now under Borg control once more, the Cube releases Seven because she still has work to do.

The La Sirena crew gather for a cards-on-the-table chat.

Jurati apologizes for what shes done and says shell turn herself in once they reach Deep Space 12.

Rios reluctantly agrees to this plan, and later, Picard consoles him about Vandemirs death.

Rios is worried about the possibility that Soji might really be a destroyer of worlds.

Picard opines, The past is written.

But the future is left for us to write.

And we have powerful tools, Rios.

And the spirit of curiosity.

All they have is secrecy and fear.

And fear is the great destroyer.

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