Title :
Choose to Live
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Overall Ep :
45
First Aired :
2 Dec 2021
Stardate :
Unknown
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Plotline
J'Vini, a Romulan citizen of Ni'Var and a Qowat Milat nun, attacks several Starfleet ships to steal rare dilithium crystals. She kills a Federation officer in the process. Admiral Charles Vance tells Burnham, President Rillak and Burnham's mother Gabrielle, who is a member of the Qowat Milat herself.
Federation President Rillak does not want to pursue J'Vini without guidance from T'Rina, President of Ni'Var, as the planet is on the verge of negotiating its reentry to the Federation. Gabrielle believes J'Vini has found a lost cause to fight for, and joins Burnham on a mission to arrest her.
They find J'Vini on what appears to be a barren moon but eventually discover that it is actually a massive starship. On board they find refugees in suspended animation. The ship is currently in the path of the anomaly and J'Vini needed the dilithium to try and move it. Burnham arrests J'Vini, but helps wake the refugees and move their ship to safety.
Meanwhile, Stamets and Book travel to Ni'Var to attempt to understand the data on the anomaly, which Stamets has nicknamed the DMA (Dark Matter Anomaly). They do not learn what it is, but T'Rina helps Book relive memories of Leto which brings him some comfort.
