THE HIGH GROUND
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Stardate: 43510.7
Rating: 8 Humour: - Action: + Tension: - Romance: --
| Alternate Titles: |
German: |
"TERROR AUF RUTIA IV" |
| Written By: |
Snodgrass, Melinda |
| Director: |
Beaumont, Gabrielle |
| Executive: |
Berman, Rick
Roddenberry, Gene |
| Co-Executive: |
Piller, Michael |
| Producer: |
Behr, Ira Steven |
| Line-Producer: |
Livingston, David |
| Co-Producer: |
Beimler, Hans
Manning, Richard |
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Cast
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Plot
The Enterprise is delivering medical supplies to Rutia Four, a non-
Fedration planet in the midst of a civil war, when Dr. Crusher is captured
by the leader of a terrorist group who appears out of thin air. Once in the
terrorist camp, she discovers that the truth is not quite as simple as it
appears when one talks with the leaders. Meanwhile Wesley, Data and LaForge
races against time to try and find out how the terrorists travel. Just after
they've found the method, and just needs a couple of transports before they
can spot the hideout, a group of terrorists boards the Enterprise and place
changes on the Warpcore, LaForge is capable of removing the explosive and
thereby saving the Enterprise, but instead the terrorists appears on the
bridge and takes Picard captive as well. A bit later the leader of the group
appears before Troi and tells her that he want the Federation to stop
delivering supplys to the goverment. He's disapperence is however just what
Wesley needs to spot the hideout, and a unified team of the goverment and
the Enterprise beams to the location to try and free Picard and Crusher.
This episode was never aired in Brittan, due to a statement by Picard that
the two Irelands had been unified in 2020..
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Quotes
| Picard: |
"Why her?" |
| Worf: |
"Sir, I believe she was the intended target of the abduction." |
| Riker: |
"Why would they want to take a Federation hostage? Their fight doesn't involve us." |
| Worf: |
"It does now." |
| Picard: |
"History has shown us that strength may be useless when faced with terrorism." |
| Devos: |
"How do I combat an enemy who fails to register on my scanner, until they're literally standing in front of you, pointing a phaser at your head?" |
| Riker: |
"You don't sound very optimistic." |
| Devos: |
"I know my enemy, Commander. They don't leave much room for optimism." |
| Finn: |
"What's the point of not eating? You're the only one who's suffering. Do I look like it's bothering me? Okay, it's bothering me." |
| Devos: |
"Believe it or not, I always considered myself a moderate." |
| Riker: |
"What changed your mind?" |
| Devos: |
"Being stationed here for six months. Watching the body count grow. The three assassination attempts on my life." |
| Riker: |
"Well, that'll change your point of view." |
| Devos: |
"In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat." |
| Picard: |
"Beverly, it is our obligation to escape." |
| Beverly: |
"He's prepared to kill you." |
| Picard: |
"An excellent reason to escape." |
| Devos: |
"Already another one to take his place. It never ends." |
| Riker: |
"He could've killed you. He didn't. Maybe the end begins with one boy putting down his gun." |
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Revised: 17051997
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