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Part 48 of the walkthrough of Mass Effect 2 for the PC.
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00:00This is one of the storage units I sent to father.
00:14Looks like parts from a disabled repair drone, plus a reflex algorithm that I didn't recognize.
00:20I got this on Haystrum.
00:23What made a part worth sending back to your father?
00:25It had to be in working order, something that could be analyzed and integrated into other technology.
00:34Anything new had priority.
00:36Technology the Geth had developed themselves, signs of modification, clues to their thinking.
00:43How did you get these things to your father?
00:45Sometimes I left packages and secured drops in civilized areas.
00:49Someone on pilgrimage would see that it was shipped home.
00:52For very valuable finds, I'd signal home and father would send a small ship.
00:58Haystrum was a war zone.
01:00How did you salvage gear in the middle of all that?
01:03These suits have more pockets than you'd think.
01:06Quarians have learned how to salvage whatever we can, whenever we can.
01:10Within reason.
01:12We're not Vorcha, but we repair what most people would throw away.
01:15Hundreds of the ships in our fleet were salvaged wrecks, either found dead in space or purchased for next to nothing.
01:24Does that salvaged gear give you a clue as to what happened here?
01:28No.
01:28I don't know.
01:30Shepard, I checked everything I sent here.
01:33I passed up great finds because they might be too dangerous, prone to uncontrolled reactivation or self-repair.
01:39I don't know which possibility is worse.
01:42That I got sloppy and sent something dangerous, or that father actually did all this.
01:48Who's running the system diagnostic?
02:04I didn't authorize them.
02:06Oh, Kila.
02:07How many get their networked?
02:08All of them.
02:10Rail Zora.
02:11Shut it down.
02:12Shut everything down.
02:13They're in the system.
02:18I don't know.
02:48We can use this.
03:02On our right.
03:18I don't know.
03:26I don't know.
03:32I don't know.
03:35The wildest hunt.
03:37I'm going to kill.
03:38So, I can't hear what I can do.
03:40I can do it.
03:41I can't hear what I'm talking about.
03:42I can't hear what I'm talking about.
03:44With lockdown navigation, weapons are offline. Our mistake won't endanger the fleet.
04:01They're burning through the door. I don't have much time. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
04:06Jonah, if you get this, be strong for daddy.
04:09Mommy loves you very much!
04:14Let's go!
04:44One left!
04:50Our cells with optimal countenance!
04:53Four and yes!
04:55One left!
05:01This should do!
05:04There we go!
05:14We can go to the next level!
05:18That's right!
05:23We'll have to hit the next level!
05:25That's true!
05:28We'll be right back!
05:29We'll be right back!
05:32This one's here!
05:33This one's here!
05:36I think we'll be right back!
05:39You gotta get up!
05:41I think we'll be right back!
05:43This console might have something.
06:08Most of the data is corrupted, but a few bits are left.
06:13They were performing experiments on Geth systems, looking for new ways to overcome Geth resistance to reprogramming.
06:26Do you think testing weapons on the Geth was right?
06:29It's not testing weapons on prisoners, Shepard. I only sent Father parts. Even if he assembled them, they wouldn't be sapient.
06:36You saw what Saren and Sovereign did with the Geth. Any research that gives us an advantage is important.
06:44Did you know what kind of tests your father was running?
06:47No. Father just told me to send back any Geth technology I could find that wasn't a direct danger to the fleet.
06:53I suspected he might be testing weapons, but I thought he was just working on new ways to bypass shields or armor.
07:01Could any of that data clear your name?
07:02Doubtful. This is mostly results data. Effects of different disruptive hacking techniques. I don't understand all of it.
07:11But they may have been activating the Geth deliberately. I don't know.
07:17Nothing here says specifically, but if they were, then Father was doing something terrible.
07:23What was all this, Father? You promised you'd build me a house on the homeworld. Was this going to bring us back home?
07:32Maybe it's time for your people to let go of reclaiming your world from the Geth.
07:36You have no idea what it's like. You have a planet to go back to. My home is one whole breach away from extinction.
07:45You've got a place here, Tali. Don't throw it away in a war you don't need.
07:49Don't need? Shepard, if I don't wear a helmet in my own home, I'd die. A single kiss could put me in the hospital.
07:58Every time you touch a flower with bare fingers, inhale its fragrance without air filters. You're doing something I can't.
08:08Damn the pilgrimage. Without it, I might never have known what I was missing. What we had lost when we lost our homeworld.
08:15Have the Quarians considered colonizing a new world?
08:17We'd have enough difficulty re-acclimating to our own native environment.
08:22Adjusting for exposure to a foreign colony would be even harder. It's the difference between 60 years and 600.
08:29For anyone alive now to watch a sunset without a mask, we must take back our home.
08:35At the very least, we can take back one ship. Come on.
08:47There we go.
09:10Down you go.
09:16Down you go.
09:46Looks like we're clear.
10:16First entry. Our hacking attempts failed. The Geths have an adaptive consciousness. Hack one process and the others autocorrect. Still we're making progress. Rail Zora is convinced we'll have a viable system in less than a year. This weapon will put our people back on the homeworld. And it's all because of Rail Zora.
10:46Father! No, no, no, no. You always had a plan. Masked life signs or an onboard medical stasis program maybe. You wouldn't. They're wrong. You wouldn't just die like this. You wouldn't leave me.
11:15Hey, come here.
11:23Damn it. Damn it. I'm sorry.
11:29You've got nothing to be sorry about.
11:31Maybe he would have known I'd come. Maybe he left a message.
11:37Tali, if you are listening, then I am dead. The Geths have gone active. I don't have much time.
11:53Their main hop will be on the bridge. You'll need to destroy it to stop their VI processes from forming new neural links.
12:01Make sure Hangell and Daro Zen see the data. They must...
12:06Thanks, Dad.
12:13He knew you'd come for him. He was trying to help you.
12:17It's not perfect. It's not what you wanted. But it's the best he could do.
12:21I don't know what's worse. Thinking he never really cared. Or thinking that he did. And that this was the only way he could show it.
12:31It doesn't matter. One way or the other, I cared. And I'm here. And we're ending this.
12:38And we're ending this.
13:08Oh, this was a beautiful day.
13:20Oh.
13:24Let's go.
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16:10Chila, I never wanted this.
16:12Everything here is his fault.
16:14I...
16:15I tried to pretend it didn't point to him, but this...
16:19When this comes up in the trial, they'll...
16:22We can't tell them.
16:24Not the admirals.
16:25Not anyone.
16:26Tally, without this evidence, you're looking at exile.
16:30You think I don't know that?
16:31You think I want to live knowing that I can never see the fleet again?
16:35But I can't go back into that room and say that my father
16:39My father was the worst war criminal in our people's history. I cannot.
16:44Rael Zora doesn't need you to worry about him anymore. You heard him say he didn't want you to be caught in the politics.
16:50You don't understand, Shepard. They would strike his name from the manifest of every ship he ever served on.
16:58He would be worse than an exile. He'd be a traitor to our people, held up for children as a monster in a cautionary tale.
17:06I can't let all the good he did be destroyed for this, Shepard.
17:11We're not going to decide anything here. Let's see what the Admiral say once we get back.
17:16You're my captain in this hearing, Shepard. It's your decision.
17:21But please, don't destroy what my father was. Come on. If we wait too long, they'll decide we're already dead, and none of this will matter.
17:36We need to face facts. There has been no word. There is no reason to think Tali Zora survived.
17:53It sounds like the hearing is already underway. We must trust Shepard's offer of assistance. It's only been a few hours.
18:00The quarry and marines lasted less than five minutes, Admiral. Call it.
18:04A pity Shepard, Vaas Normandy is a better speaker than a soldier. I recommend posthumously exiling Tali.
18:12It was agreed that Tali Zora would not be convicted if she were killed in action.
18:18Very well. Is the Admiralty Board prepared to render judgment?
18:25Sorry we're late.
18:32Tali Zora Vaas Normandy saved the Alarai. I hope this proves her loyalty to the quarry and people.
18:39Her loyalty was never in doubt. Only her judgment.
18:43Perhaps Tali Zora can offer something to encourage more trust in her judgment.
18:48Did you find anything on the Alarai that could clarify what happened there?
18:58Shepard, please.
19:01Does Captain Shepard have any new evidence to submit to this hearing?
19:06Tali helped me defeat Saren and the Geth of the Citadel. That should be all the evidence you need.
19:11I fail to see what relevance...
19:13You're not really interested in Tali, are you? This trial isn't about her. It's about the Geth.
19:19This hearing has nothing to do with the Geth.
19:22You want people to sympathize with them. And Gera wants to go to war. None of you care about Tali.
19:28She knows more about the Geth than any other quarry alive.
19:31You should be listening to her, not putting her on trial.
19:36Tali Zora saved the Citadel. She saved the Alarai.
19:41She showed the galaxy the value of the quarry and people.
19:45I can't think of stronger evidence than that.
19:51Are the Admirals prepared to render the judgment?
19:54Tali Zora, in light of your history of service, we do not find sufficient evidence to convict. You are cleared of all charges.
20:19You are cleared of all charges.
20:22Commander Shepard, please accept these gifts in appreciation for you taking the time to represent one of our people.
20:30If you appreciate me, then listen. The Reapers are coming. I'm going to need your help to stop them. Please, don't throw away your lives against the Geth.
20:41Thank you, Commander Shepard. I hope this Paul carefully considers your advice.
20:49This hearing is concluded. Go in peace, Tali Zora vas Normandy. Kill us alive.
20:58Kill us alive.
21:02I can't believe you pulled that off. What you said. I've never had anyone speak like that on my behalf.
21:09Thank you for being there for my father and me. Even when... Thank you.
21:16We can still go back in and get you exiled if you want.
21:19Thanks. But I'm fine with things like this. It's fun watching you shout.
21:26Come on, Tali Zora vas Normandy. Let's get back to our ship.
21:29Thank you, Captain. Now what's this?
21:59Alright.
22:00I'll see you next time.
22:01Yes.
22:02Bye.
22:03Bye.
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22:06Bye.
22:07Bye.
22:09Bye.