The Good of All

Summary

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Star Trek: Khan – Episode 6: "The Good of All"

Podcast Date: October 13, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode, “The Good of All,” delves deeply into the hidden history of Khan Noonien Singh following his exile to Ceti Alpha V. It explores the tenuous coexistence between Khan’s genetic “Augments” and the telepathic Elboreans, illuminating the blurred lines between villainy and visionary leadership. The story unfolds via intertwined narratives, uncovering lost truths about survivor dynamics, trust, and the prospect of hope on a desolate world. Flashforward sequences aboard a starship with Dr. Lear, Captain Sulu, and Ensign Tuvok provide the framing story as they investigate the legacy Khan left behind.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Starship Investigation: Motives and Mistrust

• [01:37–03:15]
  Captain Sulu and Ensign Tuvok discuss tracking Dr. Lear’s investigation into Khan’s past, raising questions about the reliability of academic motives and the dangers of probing “the darkest corners of our history.”

• Captain Sulu: “The problem with evil isn’t that we don’t understand it. It’s that the practice of it is incompatible with the peace and happiness of all other living things…”
  (03:00)

• Tuvok’s Perspective: He finds Dr. Lear’s quest intriguing and is impressed by her perseverance, though shares Sulu’s wariness about her secrecy.

2. Marla MacGyvers' Exile Log: Khan’s Reluctance and a New Alliance

• [03:29–04:31]
  Marla reflects on Khan’s unusual quietness. She muses about acts of generosity towards him and wonders if he’s ever experienced “giving without expectation.” Marla encourages Khan to extend a gesture of goodwill, breaking his pattern of isolation.

“To my utter astonishment this morning, he did.”
— Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers (04:30)

3. First Contact with the Elboreans: Diplomacy and Power Dynamics

• [04:31–11:00]
  Khan and Delmonda (the Elborean leader) share an enlightening and fraught discussion about their species, values, and leadership styles. Telepathy plays a crucial role in their communication and trust-building.

• Delmonda: “May I ask, when you enter my mind to speak, are all of my thoughts and feelings available to you?”
  (05:00)

• Khan: “The difference between that which is taken and that which is freely given is significant, is it not?”
  (09:10)

They discuss:

• The Elboreans’ exile due to fears around mental evolution (“pandem”)
• Khan’s own hopes of building a society that optimizes humanity’s strengths
• The tension between consensus leadership vs. singular authority
• Mutual suspicion: Each side fears the other’s power and motives

“In my experience, altruism is the highest form of self-interest.”
— Delmonda (10:23)

4. Camp Life and Growing Anxiety

• [12:12–13:42]
  MacGyvers debates with the Augment Ivan over whether to trust the Elboreans, highlighting growing paranoia. Ivan argues that the Elborean restraint is tactical, not benevolent, and voices the fear that coexistence is only tolerated while it serves Elborean interests.

5. Human Vulnerabilities and Caves as Metaphor

• [14:16–17:07]
  As the Augments adapt to life underground, they grapple with cramped conditions and resource scarcity. Tender moments reveal their ongoing struggles with identity, trust, and love.

• Notable Moment: Marla comforts Yim, reminding him of his worth apart from Khan’s legacy.
  (15:19–15:38)

• Marla (to her expected child): “Do you know how smart your mommy is?”
  (16:53)

6. Jealousy, Aggression, and Fragile Peace

• [17:28–19:08]
  The fragile peace cracks as Ivan physically attacks an Elborean, seeking to prove their vulnerability. Delmonda and MacGyvers de-escalate the immediate threat, but the incident heightens the sense of looming violence and mutual distrust.

7. Tragedy Strikes: The Perils of Survival

• [20:00–22:35]
  A cave collapse endangers Marla, who is rescued with help from the Elboreans. Another survivor, Meadow, is severely injured and their newborn dies, leading to raw grief and questioning of purpose.

• Captain Sulu: “All of this technology and I still couldn't save him. … It’s useless.”
  (22:35–22:46)

• MacGyvers’ Response: “You think I would willingly bring another child into this? … Every living thing will die.”
  (23:02–23:25)

8. Escalation: Ivan’s Crime, Judgment, and Diplomacy

• [24:03–28:54]
  Ivan is found “in a trance” after killing an Elborean named Sakanda. Delmonda confronts Marla and Khan, demanding accountability. Tensions rise over who should judge and punish Ivan—a debate over justice, sovereignty, and trust.

• Marla: “He is a child of war who has yet to realize the battles are over and is driven by demons. I can only imagine he must be taught better.”
  (25:34)

• Delmonda: “My people’s fate rests in my hands alone. Thus it has always been. And thus it ever shall be.”
  (28:44)

9. A New Path: Elboreans’ Unexpected Proposal

• [28:59–29:26]
  The Elboreans announce they will build a ship, not for themselves, but for Khan’s people. This act both stuns and humbles the Augments, offering hope of escape and coexistence.

• Delmonda: “No. We do not build this ship for ourselves. We are building it for you.”
  (29:12)

• MacGyvers’ Reflection: “I will never, as long as I live, forget the look on Khan’s face when Delmod told him.”
  (29:26)

10. Frame Narrative: Dr. Lear and Tuvok Connect Threads

• [29:36–31:36]
  Dr. Lear confronts Tuvok about his surveillance and ultimately reveals her primary source on Khan’s logs was Delmonda himself. This revelation opens new questions about Delmonda’s fate and how he escaped Ceti Alpha V.

• Lear: “My source, the individual who gave me the original logs, was named Delmonda.”
  (31:10)

• Tuvok: “If your Delmonda is the same individual who… promised to build Khan a ship, that suggests…”
  (31:24)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “The problem with evil isn’t that we don’t understand it. It’s that the practice of it is incompatible with the peace and happiness of all other living things.”
  — Captain Sulu (03:00)

• “In my experience, altruism is the highest form of self-interest.”
  — Delmonda (10:23)

• “You are Yim. You are the best fisherman of us all… And you are my friend.”
  — Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers (15:19)

• “We do not build this ship for ourselves. We are building it for you.”
  — Delmonda (29:12)

• “My source … was named Delmonda.”
  — Dr. Lear (31:10)

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Important Segment Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|-------------------------------------------------------| | 01:37 | Sulu and Tuvok examine Dr. Lear’s motives | | 03:29 | Marla describes Khan’s reaction to kindness | | 04:31 | Khan and Delmonda’s first major exchange | | 12:12 | Ivan voices Augment suspicions about Elboreans | | 14:16 | Augment camp—life, love, and adaptation | | 17:28 | Ivan confronts and attacks an Elborean | | 20:00 | Cave collapse—tragedy and loss | | 24:03 | Discovery and judgment for Ivan’s crime | | 28:59 | Elboreans offer to build a ship for the Augments | | 29:36 | Dr. Lear reveals Delmonda as her key source |

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Tone and Language

The episode features the thoughtful, philosophical tone typical of Star Trek, interwoven with tension, sorrow, and cautious hope. The characters grapple with existential questions, identity, leadership, trauma, and the long legacy of violence.

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Bottom Line

“The Good of All” reframes Khan’s legacy, revealing the psychological and ethical battles beneath the surface of survival. The episode examines whether disparate peoples can transcend fear and violence to truly coexist, and ends with the surprising potential for redemption or escape, as the Elboreans choose generosity over retribution. The frame story with Dr. Lear and Tuvok further hints at hidden truths yet to be uncovered about both Khan and the enigmatic Delmonda.

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Transcript

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[Narrator/Announcer]

You're listening to Star Trek Episode 6, the Good of All.

[Captain Sulu]

If you have reservations, Ensign Tuvok, please speak freely.

[Ensign Tuvok]

It is difficult, Captain. Although my acquaintance with Dr. Lear has been brief, I feel a certain.

[Captain Sulu]

You feel that's unusual coming from a Vulcan?

[Ensign Tuvok]

A poor choice of words. I apologize. I find Dr. Lear's perseverance impressive.

[Captain Sulu]

It isn't her work ethic I question. It's her motives.

[Ensign Tuvok]

She is an academic who was attempting to illuminate one of the darkest corners of our history.

[Captain Sulu]

And you find that admirable?

[Ensign Tuvok]

I find it intriguing. There are questions she refuses to answer, but I am uncertain as to why.

[Captain Sulu]

Are you refusing a direct order, Ensign?

[Ensign Tuvok]

I am not. If you wish me to surveil Dr. Lear's movements and to review copies of her logs, both personal and project related, I will do so.

[Captain Sulu]

Thank you.

[Ensign Tuvok]

May I ask, Captain, what is it you fear?

[Captain Sulu]

When I look at Khan, I don't see a mystery that needs to be solved. The problem with evil isn't that we don't understand it. It's that the practice of it is incompatible with the pe and happiness of all other living things. If your happiness depends upon the suffering of others, if peaceful coexistence through painful compromise is an unacceptable outcome, there is simply no place for you in a civilized society. Dismiss. Tenzin.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Thank you, Captain.

[Captain Sulu]

Computer, play Beethoven's Fuhrer. Elisa.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Personal log, Lieutenant Marla MacGyver's day 208 of exile. Khan was unusually Quiet. As we returned to camp after finding the caves. The alien he calls Delmondo showed him during their first telepathic conversation. He doesn't know what to make of this simple act of generosity. Makes me wonder if anyone has ever given him anything and expected nothing in return. Of course, I can't be certain Delmonda and his people have no sinister motivations, but somehow I just doubt it. Only one way to find out, of course. Continue communication. Khan held out for four days waiting for Delmonda to come to him. I suggested as kindly as I could that he get over himself and extend an invitation. To my utter astonishment this morning, he did.

[Delmonda]

Delmonda, thank you for joining me.

[Captain Sulu]

Enchanted to oblige.

[Delmonda]

Your vocabulary is growing.

[Captain Sulu]

Not exactly. It is your mind that translates my thoughts. The greater nuance and variety of words you comprehend is evidence that our bond grows stronger.

[Delmonda]

May I ask, when you enter my mind to speak, are all of my thoughts and feelings available to you? Like an open book.

[Captain Sulu]

Elborean minds open to one another as easily as you breathe the air. But there are barriers, no fortresses in your mind that must be breached in order to accomplish openness.

[Delmonda]

I would prefer for now, that you leave my mental fortresses untouched.

[Captain Sulu]

An understandable request.

[Delmonda]

I've not seen your people near the shoreline, and I'm not certain of your dietary needs. But we call these rainbow tails and find them to be quite delicious. These are potatoes. They're better with salt. And these are fresh yellow berries that grow on the edge of our camp's eastern border.

[Captain Sulu]

Thank you.

[Delmonda]

It's good.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Yes.

[Delmonda]

Oh. You are meant to eat around the bones.

[Captain Sulu]

The skeletal calcium is an essential nutrient source.

[Delmonda]

Interesting. And this is a newer addition to our pantry. A beverage we call vodka. My Lieutenant Ivan is particularly skilled in distilling it. In small amounts, vodka can function as a social lubricant.

[Captain Sulu]

Clarity of thought is essential. Group transcendental experiences aided by chemicals serve their purpose. But your vodka is a blunt instrument unsuited to that task.

[Delmonda]

I apologize. I had no idea. And I've never trusted a man who wouldn't drink with me.

[Captain Sulu]

For all things, there is a first time.

[Delmonda]

The underground caverns you selected are perfect. We should be able to survive there for years, even with the inevitable changes to this planet's environment.

[Captain Sulu]

We estimate five years.

[Delmonda]

And then what?

[Captain Sulu]

Longer term survival strategies will require additional data. We are working to restore certain components to ease information collection.

[Delmonda]

Will you contact Elborea for help? Is that even possible?

[Captain Sulu]

We will not. We were driven from our homeworld long ago and will Never return. We hoped to build on our world a society where our actions were aligned with our highest values. Compassion, service to others, tolerance of differing opinions, and above all, harmony of the pandem.

[Delmonda]

What is a pandem?

[Captain Sulu]

You have no word for it. It is a collection of minds bonded beyond convenience or aptitude. As Elboreans naturally developed this ability, they found it led to a richer and more meaningful existence. But our society's leadership was fearful.

[Delmonda]

So you left to seek a better world. One where you could live as you desired without interference.

[Captain Sulu]

To live in proximity to those whose values are not inferior. That is not the word.

[Delmonda]

Less evolved, perhaps Better.

[Captain Sulu]

Yes, less evolved. To be forced to constantly defend your beliefs by those who fear them because they choose ignorance is exhausting. It would have made our continued evolution impossible.

[Delmonda]

Evolving? To what end? Can you name the form you seek? Can you even sense it?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Huh?

[Captain Sulu]

I see just there, a crack in the wall. You too, seek to evolve toward a more perfect state.

[Delmonda]

My people were created to optimize humanity's greatest strengths. But those who created us refused to accept that those strengths could guide them towards a better future. They wanted to use us as tools for their own petty ends. We too, fled Earth and came here to build something better.

[Captain Sulu]

There is a tension in your mind when you speak of coming here that I associate with deception or omission. If I am in error, I apologize.

[Delmonda]

If you are so curious, why not simply take the information you require from my mind?

[Captain Sulu]

The difference between that which is taken and that which is freely given is significant, is it not?

[Delmonda]

You're a puzzle. You possess great power, but refuse to use it to secure the safety of your people. As a leader, how is this not your greatest priority?

[Captain Sulu]

I speak for the Pandem, but every voice is valuable. Our priority is consensus. We have chosen this path for the.

[Delmonda]

Good of all here. The burden of choice rests with me alone. My people accept this. As long as your people continue to tend to their own, I am content that we should share this world. But if your pandem should change its mind.

[Captain Sulu]

We will not. And you shall determine our ongoing proximity.

[Delmonda]

You would defer to my judgment.

[Captain Sulu]

Why? You would not do the same were our situations reversed.

[Delmonda]

You outnumber us. You've already demonstrated how formidable your mental weapons can be. Were I you, I would have killed all of us as soon as we attacked and taken those K's for my own people. You think me barbaric?

[Captain Sulu]

Do you not consider altruism a virtue?

[Delmonda]

In my experience, altruism is the highest form of self interest.

[Captain Sulu]

Not Always. Why do you allow fear so much fertile ground within your mind? How is this living?

[Delmonda]

In order to live, one must survive.

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[Delmonda]

The larger pieces of the wreckage, they move with their mines, usually in groups of 10 or more. I believe they are moving into a cave system far from our own. Perhaps even connected. I cannot follow them too closely. I have no idea yet how far their telepathy functions. Delmonda did say they were attempting to repair certain components. I assumed they were scanners, similar to Marla's. Why does it matter what he says? They cannot be trusted.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Think, Ivan. Were it not for Del Mondo, we wouldn't even know this cave system existed. How was that not a gesture worthy of trust?

[Delmonda]

Because the imbalance of power between us is unacceptable. We live for now because it serves their purpose. What happens when that is no longer true?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Why is it so hard to believe that the Elboreans are who they say they are? The only violence they did was to our weapons, and only then in self defense. Since then, they have kept to themselves while providing us with a real chance to survive.

[Captain Sulu]

I am never going to get used to those.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

And neither is the baby.

[Captain Sulu]

Every time the ground shakes, he pitches a fit.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Are we sure it's actually safer down here? They could easily trap us here. Wait until we've all entered the caves and collapse the main entrance.

[Captain Sulu]

To what end?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Why bother when they could just as easily kill us with their minds? Right now it feels like we're being corralled like cattle.

[Delmonda]

There is much to fear, Ursula. But our fears cannot paralyze us. But I am certain that Delmonda is hiding something from me. And until I know what and why, we must remain on guard. I'm going to pick up their scent and follow them to wherever they're hiding. I will find the truth, and then we will figure out how to kill them. Ivan. My Lord? Take Hassan with you. And I want regular updates. Yes, my lord.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It's another kilometer 19 so far, Joachim. And no end in sight.

[Captain Sulu]

Should we check the net again? Not yet. Erica.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It was good of the. What are they called again?

[Captain Sulu]

The elves.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It was good of them to show us this place.

[Captain Sulu]

I wish they'd never come. Why? I didn't need to know that. There are creatures in the universe that can bend metal with their minds. You see what they did to Khan's blade?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It's bent, but it did not break. It could still be reforged.

[Captain Sulu]

Con is was everything to my father. All knowing, all powerful. And just one of them brought him to his knees without even lifting a finger. If Khan is not who I thought he was, then who am I now?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

You are Yim. You are the best fisherman of us all. You are the first human to chart the sunless sea. And you are my friend.

[Captain Sulu]

The day of the battle, when you kissed me.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Would you like to try it again?

[Ensign Tuvok]

We should check the net.

[Captain Sulu]

Empty again. Without sea life to sustain us, we'll starve down here.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It's not big enough.

[Captain Sulu]

The next cave anywhere near this size is a mile deeper. And if you want a hydroelectric backup.

[Narrator/Announcer]

For the generator, you need to be.

[Captain Sulu]

Less than 500 meters from the shore.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It isn't even half the size of the lab. It'll fit two bio beds at the most.

[Narrator/Announcer]

We'll separate the storage area from everything that needs power.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I should keep the medicines 100 meters from the space where I treat patients.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Well, not all of them.

[Captain Sulu]

Just that.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Listen.

[Captain Sulu]

Do you hear that? Wait.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Do it again.

[Delmonda]

It's hollow.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Yes. Oh.

[Captain Sulu]

There's another cave back there. No idea how big until we open it up, but maybe your supplies don't have to leave down the hall.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Come here, you two.

[Captain Sulu]

You're welcome, my love.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

And you, my little one. Do you know how smart your mommy is?

[Narrator/Announcer]

When is that little fella gonna be cooked, anyway?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

At least eight more weeks. Which means we have seven weeks to get our lab fully powered up down here.

[Captain Sulu]

What's his name gonna be?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Well, we were thinking Joaquin, but we haven't asked his son yet, so don't.

[Narrator/Announcer]

It'S really nice, actually.

[Ensign Tuvok]

I don't mean a lot to him.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

So who wants to punch through this wall with me?

[Narrator/Announcer]

I'll get the sledgehammer.

[Delmonda]

Hasan. I've lost sight of them.

[Ensign Tuvok]

There's a cave entrance a few hundred meters north.

[Delmonda]

Why transport tons of metal into an enclosed space?

[Ensign Tuvok]

Find out soon enough. Oh.

[Captain Sulu]

All alone?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Please.

[Captain Sulu]

Get out of my mind, you filth. Hungry?

[Delmonda]

I said, get out of my mind.

[Captain Sulu]

You understand me, don't you?

[Delmonda]

That was for my weapon. And that was for humiliating my lord on the field of battle.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

This.

[Captain Sulu]

And this. And this is because I don't like you. You do bleed.

[Delmonda]

Do you also die? So much for your mental powers.

[Captain Sulu]

We will drive you from this world like the pathetic human. What?

[Delmonda]

Fight like men?

[Captain Sulu]

Ugly monsters?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Of course he's holding back. You are, too. Learning to know and trust an entirely different species takes time.

[Delmonda]

Perhaps if I'd attended your Starfleet school.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

He wouldn't have lasted a day at the Academy.

[Delmonda]

Do you know what the four most terrifying words in the English language are? We come in peace.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Fine. We'll change the subject. Jewel. No, that was my mother's middle name.

[Delmonda]

And I'm certain she wore it beautifully.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

What about Daisy?

[Delmonda]

Too fragile.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Eulalie.

[Delmonda]

Now you're just tormenting me.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Do you smell that?

[Delmonda]

Sulfur.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Over here. It's a natural hot spring.

[Delmonda]

Take care, my love. Allow me. It's warm, but not too hot. We must be nearer to the surface.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Here.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I know where I'll be spending as much time as humanly possible. As soon as we're settled in. What's happening?

[Delmonda]

I must go to them.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Hurry. Just leave me the light. I'll find my way back. I'll be fine. Take it faster.

[Ensign Tuvok]

No.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Can you hear me?

[Captain Sulu]

Out of the way.

[Delmonda]

Paolo. What happened?

[Narrator/Announcer]

We were trying to open a passage.

[Captain Sulu]

And it collapsed on Mado.

[Delmonda]

Step aside.

[Captain Sulu]

Is she.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Or the baby.

[Delmonda]

Move the others out of the way. Mado.

[Captain Sulu]

We're coming.

[Delmonda]

Get back.

[Narrator/Announcer]

There she is.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

God, help me lift her out. She's barely breathing. I can't treat her here.

[Delmonda]

I'll carry her to med bay.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

There's no time.

[Captain Sulu]

There's no other choice.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Ursula, hurry.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Note to self. No wandering through the caves in the future without breadcrumbs or my scanner.

[Captain Sulu]

Be not afraid.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Are you Delmonda?

[Delmonda]

Yes.

[Captain Sulu]

And you are?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers.

[Captain Sulu]

Your bond with Khan is strong.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I should hope so. He's my husband. Where are you?

[Captain Sulu]

I am both near and far. I can guide you if you are willing.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Guide me where?

[Captain Sulu]

To where your Eyvind is I.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Perhaps I should find Khan first.

[Captain Sulu]

Communication is difficult where there is so much hostility.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I understand. And I've yet to meet anyone who can talk sense into Ivan. Where do I go?

[Captain Sulu]

Ivan is this way. We lost the baby.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

All of this technology and I still couldn't save him.

[Captain Sulu]

It's useless.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I'm useless.

[Delmonda]

He lived in Meadow's womb longer than any Augment child ever has. You succeeded, Ursula, despite this tragedy. You can try again.

[Captain Sulu]

Are you out of your mind?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

You think I would willingly bring another child into this? This mess? This epic disaster we are living? We can't feed the mouths we have right now. And in a few more months, nothing else will grow here. Ever. Every living thing will die.

[Captain Sulu]

So what's the point?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Why bother?

[Captain Sulu]

My Lord.

[Delmonda]

What is it, Hassan?

[Captain Sulu]

The elves.

[Ensign Tuvok]

They've taken Ivan.

[Delmonda]

I'll meet you at the gate. You can guide me from there. Ursula Medo is still alive. She requires your care.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Yes. God. Oh, my.

[Captain Sulu]

Thank you for coming.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

What is all of this?

[Captain Sulu]

Can you not tell?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It looks a little like a forensic analysis of a crashed ship. Everything in pieces.

[Captain Sulu]

It is a necessary first step.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

A first step toward what?

[Captain Sulu]

Peace? Hope? Survival?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Is this your new home?

[Captain Sulu]

It suits our purposes for now, but will not suffice long term.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

What will?

[Captain Sulu]

That depends entirely upon your husband.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Ivan. What have you done to him? It's like he's in a trance.

[Captain Sulu]

He is visiting peaceful lands in his mind.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

It's hard to imagine that such a place exists.

[Captain Sulu]

He was spying on us and came upon one of ours. Alone in the jungle. He killed Sakanda in cold blood.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Oh, God, Snow. I'm so sorry.

[Captain Sulu]

Our strength comes from the pandem. Together we are formidable. Alone, we are vulnerable.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Is that the truth you have been hiding from Khan?

[Captain Sulu]

One, yes.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

But not the only one.

[Captain Sulu]

We stand upon a precipice. A single misstep could damn both of our people to oblivion.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I understand the risk you just took in sharing that information with me. And I thank you for. For your trust.

[Captain Sulu]

Is this Ivan a fair representative of the rest of Khan's people?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

He is a child of war who has yet to realize that the battles are over and he is driven by demons. I can only imagine he must be taught better. May I speak with him?

[Captain Sulu]

If that is your wish. Where am I?

[Delmonda]

Get back. Get away from her. I will kill every single one of you.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Ivan, stop.

[Captain Sulu]

They have poisoned your mind, just as they poisoned Khan's. But I know the truth.

[Delmonda]

They can be killed.

[Captain Sulu]

They must be killed.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I forbid you to harm anyone else.

[Captain Sulu]

You have no right.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I am Khan's woman. I carry his child in my body. To defy me is to defy him.

[Delmonda]

This isn't over, you traitorous.

[Captain Sulu]

I cannot release him. The risk to all is too great.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I know. But what he knows, Khan will know soon enough. You said you believe I can be trusted.

[Captain Sulu]

I have seen your mind. I know you can be trusted. You are not like the rest.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Does it work both ways? May I also see yours?

[Captain Sulu]

If that is your wish. Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers. You do bleed. Do you also die?

[Delmonda]

Just ahead. That way. Khan. Don't wander. What have you done there, Ivan? Why have you taken my Lieutenant Ivan prisoner? Marla. Khan, My love, Are you hurt? What are you doing here?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Nelmanda called to me.

[Delmonda]

And you simply went where he told you were you in her mind?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

This has to stop. Ivan was spying on them.

[Delmonda]

I sent my men to watch you, to make sure you were keeping up your end of our agreement.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Did you order him to kill any Elborean he saw in sight? Because that's what he did.

[Delmonda]

What? How is that even possible?

[Captain Sulu]

We are not invulnerable, Khan. But I assure you, I. Then will was not provoked.

[Delmonda]

Hassan, is this true?

[Narrator/Announcer]

I cannot say, my lord. Once he spotted the Elbe, he shut off the radio.

[Delmonda]

Can you prove that Ivan did this?

[Captain Sulu]

Do you need to see the outline of his boot in Sakanda's skull?

[Delmonda]

No. No, I do not. But I cannot believe he would have attacked without cause. Will you release him to my custody so I may punish him for this transgression?

[Captain Sulu]

You are not the only one that Ivan has transgressed against.

[Delmonda]

And you do not trust my judgment?

[Captain Sulu]

Ivan has injured us both. Together we will judge his actions and determine his fate.

[Delmonda]

My people's fate rests in my hands alone. Thus it has always been. And thus it ever shall be.

[Captain Sulu]

Then our path forward must diverge here.

[Delmonda]

If that is your wish.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

No. Please. Look around, Yukon. What do you see?

[Delmonda]

Pieces of their ship.

[Captain Sulu]

Yes. We have determined that it will be possible to build a small craft from what remains.

[Delmonda]

A small craft? To take your people off my world.

[Captain Sulu]

No. We do not build this ship for ourselves. We are building it for you. What?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I will never, as long as I live, forget the look on Khan's face when Delmod told him.

[Captain Sulu]

Come in.

[Ensign Tuvok]

You wished to see me, Dr. Lear?

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Are you kidding me with this?

[Ensign Tuvok]

I am unaware.

[Captain Sulu]

Mirroring my log entries, tracking my movements on the ship. I'm here. Or in the mess hall, as I'm sure you know by now.

[Ensign Tuvok]

How did you Tubok?

[Captain Sulu]

I'm a historian. It's imperative that my research be secure and private. I have my own anti tampering devices.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

I knew the moment you broke into my data.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Is it possible that the most devious and nefarious criminals in the Federation are our academics?

[Captain Sulu]

I could tell you stories about thefts.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Of intellectual property that would turn your hair white. But that's not the point right now. Why are you doing this to me?

[Ensign Tuvok]

Captain Sulu asked me to keep track of your movements and your work.

[Captain Sulu]

Fine. I'll take it up with him.

[Ensign Tuvok]

You will not.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Excuse me?

[Ensign Tuvok]

Your work has aroused suspicion. I believe the Captain's concerns to be totally unfounded. Or rather grounded in his emotional response to anything related to Khan Noonien Singh. But confronting him will not allay them.

[Captain Sulu]

Then what will?

[Ensign Tuvok]

Is there anything you can tell me about this project? How you came to possess the original MacGyver's documents? Anything to help him understand your fascination with this man.

[Captain Sulu]

He has no right.

[Ensign Tuvok]

He has made it possible for you to do this work. He has some rights. The Choice is yours, Dr. Lier. But I cannot help you unless you are willing to trust me.

[Captain Sulu]

I can't trust anyone.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Would it make a difference for you to know that? I believe your work to be important. And I would very much like to see it reach completion.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

My source, the individual who gave me the original logs was named Delmonda.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Delmonda the Elborian?

[Captain Sulu]

I believe so.

[Ensign Tuvok]

So if your Delmonda is the same individual who crashed on Ceti Alpha 5 and promised to build Khan a ship, that suggests.

[Lieutenant Marla MacGyvers]

Don't get ahead of yourself. Until we know the rest of the.

[Captain Sulu]

Story, assumptions are useless.

[Ensign Tuvok]

Apologies. But at the very least, we now know that at some point Delanda escaped the planet. The question is how?

[Captain Sulu]

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[Delmonda]

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Pluto TV Stream now pay Never. Star Trek Con is based on a story by Nicholas Meyer written by Kirsten Byer and David Mack Produced by I Podcast Productions, Inc. Secret Hideout and Rodney Roddenberry Entertainment Production by Realm Directed by Fred Greenhalgh Executive producers for Secret Hideout Alex Kurtzman and Aaron Byers executive producer Kirsten Byer executive producers for Roddenberry Entertainment Eugene Roddenberry and Trevor Roth executive producers for Realm Molly Barton, Carly Milori and Fred Greenhalge co executive producer, Robin Johnson co producer Greer Matthiat this podcast is based upon Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry. Starring Naveen Andrews as Khan, ren Schmidt as Lt. Marla MacGyvers, Sonia Cassidy as Dr. Rosalind Lear, Tim Russ as Ensign Tuvok and George Takei as Captain Sulu. Also starring Olie Haskevy, Maurice Sterling, Mercy Malik Zuri Washington with additional voices by Fajr Alcazy, Hayden bishop, Paul Castro Jr. Chad Chenai, Ethan Dubin, Aaron Fors, Juan Francisco Villa, Juliet Golia, Aaron Hendry, Cynthia Hood, Tina Ivlev, Adriel Yovianeres Riviera, Alina Khan, Jacqueline Jackson, Jeremy Maxwell, Christina Oates, Jamus Sturgeon, Regina Toffen Maxwell Whittington Cooper Casting by Meg Moorman, CSA and Sunday Bowling Kennedy, CSA Looping Group. Casting by Barbara Harris Sound design and mixing by Daniel Brunel Additional sound design by Jonathan Roberts Original score by Marcus Thorne Bagala and Sam Bagala Production manager, Devin Shepherd Production coordinator, Chad Chenai Additional writing by Mac Rogers Dialogue editing by Gordon Bramley Original song you'll Be With Me written and performed by Lisa Carbet and Jean Pierre Duran. Recorded at Mark Grau Studios, the Invisible Studios, Real Voice, LA Adrenaline Studios and City Vox New York. This podcast was recorded under a SAG AFRA agreement. Copyright 2025 CBS Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. This program is protected under the laws of the United States of America and other countries. Unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition may result in civil liability and criminal prosecution. Star Trek and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc.