The Discovery, now under the command of "Captain" Georgiou, is en route to Qo'noS, to chart the planet for a large-scale attack. Burnham is more than skeptical about the motives of her superiors but she obeys their orders. Georgiou interrogates L'Rell the Terran way. The Klingon woman, however, does not reveal anything about a possible access point to the caves on Qo'noS that would allow a drone to map the whole planet. Tyler tells Georgiou and Burnham of Molor's old temple underneath an Orion embassy and trade outpost on Qo'noS. Dressed as human traders, the three and Tilly beam down and split up to find the entrance to that temple. While Georgiou seeks pleasure in a brothel, Tyler and Burnham try to find out something from the Klingons. Burnham is appalled how much Tyler remembers and lives out his Klingon side. But he eventually manages to identify followers of Molor that may know the temple. Tilly consumes a drug that renders her unconscious. When she wakes up and checks whether the drone is still in the case she is carrying, she discovers that it is actually a hydro bomb. Georgiou takes the bomb, heads for the cave and launches it. Once she activated the detonator, the resulting volcanic activity would obliterate the planet's whole surface. Back on the Discovery, Burnham contacts Admiral Cornwell to protest, also in the name of her crew. She beams down again and convinces Georgiou not to ignite the bomb. Tyler appears with L'Rell, and the detonator is encoded to her bioprints. Tyler decides to join L'Rell. With the power to destroy Qo'noS in her hands, L'Rell gets the Klingon warlords to unite again and cease their attacks on the Federation. On Earth, Burnham is pardoned by the Federation President and reinstated to her rank as commander. The ship is going to pick up a new captain at Vulcan, when another Starfleet ship sends a distress call - the USS Enterprise NCC-1701.

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