Fifth Season - Episode 115

POWER PLAY

Stardate: 45571.2 - 45572.1
Rating: 9 Humour: - Action: + Tension: + Romance: -

Alternate Titles: Work: "TERROR IN TEN-FORWARD"
German: "UNGEBETENE GÄSTE"

Teleplay By: Balcer, Rene
Braga, Brannon
Wright, Herbert
Story By: Hurley, Maurice
Ruben, Paul
Director: Livingston, David
Music: Chattaway, Jay
Executive: Berman, Rick
Piller, Michael
Roddenberry, Gene
Supervisor: Taylor, Jeri
Producer: Livingston, David
Wright, Herbert
Line-Producer: Howard, Merri D.
Co-Producer: Lauritson, Peter
Menosky, Joe
Moore, Ronald D.
Camera: Rush, Marvin

Cast

Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Patrick Stewart
Cmd. William T. Riker: Jonathan Frakes
Lt.Cmd. Geordi LaForge: LeVar Burton
Lt. Worf: Michael Dorn
Doctor Beverly Crusher: Cheryl Gates McFadden
Counselor Deanna Troi: Marina Sirtis
Lt.Cmd. Data: Brent Spiner
O'Brien: Colm Meaney
Keiko: Rosalind Chao
Ensign Ro Laren: Michelle Forbes
Transporter Technician: Ryan Reid

Plot

The Enterprise encounters the emergency signal of a Daedalus class ship which disappeared in the area 200 years earlier. Although the signal leads to an uninhabited moon, Troi is convinced that there is someone still alive. Due to a magnetic storm on the moon, the Enterprise is unable to use the transporters so Riker, Troi and Data attempt to use a shuttlecraft to land on the moon on a rescue mission but, the craft is destroyed by the storm. They are joined by O'Brien who has found a way to use the transporter for a single beaming and to rig up a booster so they may be rescued by the transporters. As they are about to beam up, the storm lets loose a lightning bolt which knocks the crew unconscious. Riker manages to come to long enough to activate the booster and they are all returned to the ship. Shortly after their return, Data, Troi, and O'Brien begin to behave strangely and they attempt to take over the ship. When their attempted mutiny fails, they run for ten-forward where they take hostage Keiko, Worf and other crew members. Picard must find a way to free the hostages, and discover why Data, Troi and O'Brien have attempted to take over the ship.

Quotes

[Riker in sick-bay with a broken arm after the moon-tour]
Riker: "Ready for duty, sir.."
Picard: "Are you sure ??"
Riker: "It's not my first broken bone.."

Picard: "Counselor, how are you ??"
Troi: "Glad to be hire.."

Riker: "Let's hope it'll give the captain time to play his hand.."
Ro: "Do you know what he has in mind ??"
Riker: "There's only one reason for him to chose cargo-bay 4... Ensign be prepared to blow the cargo-bay hatch on my mark..."
Ro: [What] ".... Yes, sir.."

Riker: "I think we can give the captain a new bargening chip.."

Keiko: "I would die to save the life of my child.."

Worf: "To die, defending ones ship, is the hope of every Klingon.."

Data: "Leutainent, I must apology for my misconduct against you.."
Worf: "No apology required.."
Data: "Your restraint was most remarkeble.."
Worf: "You have no idea.."

Beverly: "How do you feel ??"
O'Brien: "Hungry..."
Beverly: "That's a good sign..." [Checks instrument] "Go Home.."
O'Brien: [To Keiko] "How do YOU feel ??"
Keiko: "I'm just glad to have you back..."

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