Security vs. restraint — onboard interpersonal friction between hardened security instincts (immediate force or punishment) and command's insistence on verification and diplomatic restraint.
Security vs. restraint — onboard interpersonal friction between hardened security instincts (immediate force or punishment) and command's insistence on verification and diplomatic restraint.
Events in This Arc
A sudden sensor contact in the Neutral Zone forces the bridge into immediate alert: Riker confirms a Romulan scout approaching, Worf urges the standard withdrawal warning, and Picard—studying the flashing …
The Enterprise drops out of warp at Nelvana Three to find only a dead rock—no base, no life, no weapons—forcing Picard to put the pieces together and confront Admiral Jarok …
As the Enterprise drops into orbit above barren Nelvana Three, Jarok's carefully constructed credibility collapses when scans show no base—Picard forces the possibility that Jarok was bait in a Romulan …