- Michael Burnham: You're the only person who'd say yes to going on an unsanctioned mission. If I'm right about this box, then I'll be bringing back proof about what caused the burn.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: You're far too smart not to realize you're dropping Saru in the fire. He's trying to prove his legitimacy, and his Number One is running all around the galaxy disobeying direct orders. Which has a very familiar ring.
- Michael Burnham: I'd rather regret something I did than something I didn't.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: Now we're getting somewhere.
- Michael Burnham: Are you in or out? Georgiou?
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: You had me at unsanctioned mission.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: Just so I'm clear, what is our primary objective?
- Michael Burnham: The black box...
- [long pause]
- Michael Burnham: , and Book.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: So what does this cat loving friend have that made you fall for him like a two year old on the edge of a well?
- Michael Burnham: Excuse me?
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: The Tyler thing ended in disaster, surprise, surprise., so I get why you wouldn't want to have feelings for the Blob-Whisperer.
- Michael Burnham: I don't have feelings for the Blob-Whisperer. And Trance Worms aren't blobs.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: I was referring to the cat. And you seem to know this ship pretty intimately.
- Michael Burnham: I spent a lot of time here. I didn't love here or anything. I had my own ship.
- [Georgiou stares at Michael]
- Michael Burnham: What?
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: You said love here.
- Michael Burnham: I said live here.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: Love here.
- Michael Burnham: You're not qualified to judge these things. Your emotional spectrum runs from cranky to homicidal.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: [Georgio looks at the hologram Burnhan is working on] What is that?
- Michael Burnham: Cat caller. To find Grudge if she ever got lost.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: That cat can't get lost. It got it's own gravitational pull.
- Michael Burnham: No, Book never went anywhere without the receiver. So, I reverse-engineered it. What he used to find her will now find him.
- Emperor Philippa Georgiou: The things we do for love.
- Michael Burnham: Let's just go find what we're here to find... before I strangle you.