Tactical/technological contest: Roga Danar's sensor‑masking, subsystem sabotage and tactical elusiveness vs. the Enterprise's sensors, security and engineering.

During a tense bridge sequence Riker orders the stolen transport detained and Data brings the ship to bear. Sensors briefly register only a drive section and wreckage on an asteroid …

In the cargo bay ambush Worf corners Roga Danar, but a staged explosion in a Jefferies tube disables external sensors and creates the split-second opening Danar needs. He disarms Worf, …