[Whatever I will it to do, it does. Jim gives him a sideways look.]

Then we make sure it doesn't get that far.

[He turns his phaser over in his hand. Maximum results, minimum effort. For both of them. They're both running on empty and he knows it. It's not about brute force, it's about the right tool for the job. He licks his lips. ]

Give me a broad spectrum dispersive prism. Ten feet high, six and a half wide, ten inches off the ground. I need the Brewster's Angle facing this way. And then I need you to hold us steady.