MISTIERS: Bill Livingston (editor), Matt Blackwell, and Kevin Gowen's (additional riffs by The
	  Great Popalino)

TITLE: "The Walls of Jellico" by Stephen Ratliff

CHARACTERS: Mike, Tom, Crow, Gypsy, Pearl, Bobo, Observer.  Special Guest Stars: Ortega & Lt.
	    Henry Jellico
SUMMARY:
Stephen tries to show that Marrissa can be fallable. As it 
turns out, the fallable one is Lt. Henry Jellico, who opposes
Marrissa's reign, and as a result, turns out to be a lying,
arrogant, cold-blooded louse who gets his people killed.
For no apparent reason, the story ends at a horse race. 
Marrissa and Jay kiss, and everything's better.

SHORTS: [none]
CATAGORIES: TNG, SR

HOST SEGMENTS:
OPENER - Crow decides the life of a football fan is the life
for him. Sadly, his decision is ill-considered.
FIRST - Pearl & the Gang are headed to the racetrack for the
weekend, and she's left Ortega in charge.  Ortega sends 'em
the fanfic, but the SOL crew don't blame him (he's so lovable
and witty and all}
MIDDLE - Tom holds a memorial service is held for the late, 
gender-neutral Ensign Brown.  Memories are manufactured, and 
all present sing a rousing chorus of "Gloriosky, Stephen 
Ratliff".
END - Crow rails against the fact that Marrissa has escaped
unscathed yet again.  Henry Jellico shows up to proclaim 
his innocence, but folds like a house of cards when Mike
gestures at him.  After a botched transport, Pearl & her 
brood return home covered in mechanical spiders.
STINGER - Something about the determined vestige of the fourteen
year old Lieutenant reflected the doom that Jellico felt back
onto his soul.

REFLECTIONS:
When one thinks of the elements which make up a typical Trek
story - good or bad, filmed or written, TOS or Voyager - one
generally has to go pretty far down the list to find "horse 
racing" there - it's usually between "Gorditas" and "wool 
socks".  Yet Stephen is developing this into an ongoing 
theme, both here and in "All the Kings Horses", not to 
mention his "Triple Crown" short short story series 
("Kentucky Derby", "Belmont" & "Preakness").
Am I complaining?  Not at all.  It's unusual, sure, but all
things considered, I'd rather have a Trek horse opera than,
say, "Sightings", or "The Net" (TV show or movie), or "The
Daily Show".
So more power to you, Stephen - and to the Federation's new
flagship, the U.S.S. "Feitlebaum" (and I got that spelling
direct from a Spike Jones website, so I consider it the
correct one".

CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES:
Season 9

RECOMMENDED READING:
"All the King's Horses" (not essential, but it will help - and it's funny, too)