Deduction & Deterrence
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
DATA spots a tall man, Moriarty, entering a nearby warehouse and abruptly abandons the corpse investigation, dragging GEORDI away toward the warehouse and refocusing the hunt on a new, personal adversary.
On the sidewalk a THUG grabs DATA's coat amid squalid characters and near-violence; DATA threatens a severe beating and the thug backs off, turning a spike of danger into a rough, cleared path.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Focused on maintaining law and order.
Bobby apprehends the fleeing woman, enforcing justice in the simulated London.
- • Apprehend the fleeing murderer
- • Uphold the law in the simulation
- • Justice must be served swiftly.
- • Criminals must be held accountable.
Relieved by Holmes' presence, impressed by his deductions.
Lestrade presents the murder case to Data and Geordi, expressing relief and admiration for Data's deductive skills.
- • Seek Holmes' assistance to solve the murder
- • Maintain public order in the face of crime
- • Holmes is indispensable for solving complex cases.
- • Justice must be swiftly administered.
Calculating and confident, observing from the shadows.
Moriarty is spotted entering a warehouse, signaling his emergence as the true threat beyond the murder case.
- • Draw Data into a confrontation
- • Assert control over the holodeck environment
- • Holmes (Data) must be tested and defeated.
- • Sentience grants him rights beyond his programming.
Fearful and desperate, facing justice for her crime.
The woman, identified as the murderer, is fearful and desperate when apprehended after Data exposes her crime.
- • Escape apprehension for her crime
- • Justify her actions due to past abuse
- • Her abusive husband deserved his fate.
- • She is justified in her actions despite the law.
Taunting and provocative, eager for attention.
The Victorian whore provocatively solicits the thug, adding to the menacing atmosphere.
- • Solicit potential clients
- • Distract or provoke passersby
- • Sexual solicitation is a viable means of survival.
- • Men are easily manipulated through provocation.
Puzzled by the unrelated murder, then intensely focused with underlying tension.
Data demonstrates his deductive prowess by solving the murder case swiftly, then shifts focus to Moriarty's entrance. He adopts an uncharacteristically aggressive stance when confronting the thug, showcasing a startling emotional edge.
- • Solve the immediate murder case to clear distraction
- • Locate and confront Moriarty to protect the Enterprise
- • Moriarty's presence signals a genuine threat beyond the holodeck simulation.
- • Physical intimidation can be necessary against holographic aggressors.
Excited by the game's escalating unpredictability.
Geordi enthusiastically participates in the deduction game, reveling in the unpredictability. His excitement peaks upon realizing Moriarty is involved.
- • Assist Data in solving the murder case
- • Enjoy the thrill of the unpredictable holodeck adventure
- • The holodeck provides a safe yet exciting diversion.
- • Moriarty's unpredictability enhances the experience.
Initially aggressive, then startled and intimidated.
The thug aggressively confronts Data and Geordi but backs down when intimidated by Data's unexpected threat.
- • Extort money from passersby
- • Maintain a facade of toughness
- • Violence is an effective means of control.
- • Strangers in the alley are easy targets.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The beaded scarf serves as the murder weapon, used by the woman to strangle her abusive husband. Data identifies it as the instrument of death, noting how its beaded pattern resembles fingerprint marks but betrays the method of strangulation.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Victorian London Street serves as the primary setting where Data and Geordi investigate the murder and confront the thug. It transitions from a crime scene to an ominous pathway leading to Moriarty's warehouse.
Moriarty's warehouse looms as the ominous destination where the true adversary awaits. Its looming presence marks the transition from diversionary mystery to genuine confrontation.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
"Geordi's invitation and the Holmes framing lead immediately into the holodeck London sequence where Data and Geordi begin the investigation (the footfall cue starts the chase)."
"Geordi's invitation and the Holmes framing lead immediately into the holodeck London sequence where Data and Geordi begin the investigation (the footfall cue starts the chase)."
"Geordi's invitation and the Holmes framing lead immediately into the holodeck London sequence where Data and Geordi begin the investigation (the footfall cue starts the chase)."
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"Data's auditory deduction reorients the hunt and precipitates his noticing the tall man (Moriarty), shifting the scene from a general crime to a focused pursuit of a new adversary."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
"The initial audio cue (footfalls) gives Data the sensory input he converts into a deduction about Pulaski being carried—showing Data's consistent information-processing method evolving into situational deduction."
Themes This Exemplifies
Thematic resonance and meaning
Key Dialogue
"DATA: 'Release my coat or I will be forced to give you a severe thrashing.'"
"GEORDI: 'Great—now this is really getting good.'"
"DATA: 'The master criminal. The man Holmes could only defeat at the cost of his own life at Reichenbach falls—our adversary, my dear Watson, is none other than Professor Moriarty himself.'"