Deadly Escape: Korris Breaks Free
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Tasha Yar reports the escape of Korris, confirms the deaths of Konmel and two security personnel, and alerts the bridge to the immediate threat posed by the armed fugitive.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Fearful yet resolute, quickly responding to an unexpected and lethal threat.
Security guards who attempt to defend the Security Area are overwhelmed; two are killed in the phaser firefight initiated by Korris and Konmel.
- • Prevent Klingon escape from Enterprise custody.
- • Protect the Integrity of Starfleet security protocols.
- • Duty to protect the ship overrides personal safety.
- • Any breach represents an existential threat to the crew.
Measured composure balancing concern and command responsibility under crisis.
Captain Picard commands from the bridge with calm authority, requesting ongoing updates, weighing the threat posed by Korris, and managing the diplomatic tension with Klingon commander K'Nera.
- • Maintain control over the unfolding security breach.
- • Manage diplomatic relations with Klingon authorities amid the breakout.
- • Starfleet must uphold security without escalating conflict unnecessarily.
- • Effective leadership requires calm oversight and clear communication.
Emotionally neutral, focused on accurate information relay and system operation.
Data provides visual confirmation of Klingon commander K'Nera to Captain Picard, supporting tactical assessments during the tense standoff.
- • Confirm identity and status of Klingon forces nearby.
- • Provide precise data to assist command decisions.
- • Information accuracy is vital to mission success.
- • Logical analysis supports effective command response.
Coldly determined, harnessing warrior aggression tempered by tactical calculation.
Korris leads the weapon assembly, disables the forcefield via Konmel’s device, and opens fire on security personnel during the breakout, successfully escaping armed and dangerous.
- • Escape Starfleet custody at all costs.
- • Preserve his life and the mission by acquiring a powerful weapon.
- • Starfleet's containment is an affront to Klingon honor.
- • Violence and confrontation are necessary to reclaim warrior integrity.
Resolute and grimly determined, aware of the high risks and prepared to die for the cause.
Konmel methodically assembles the lethal weapon from Klingon uniform parts, attaches the disabling device to the forcefield, and participates in the violent breakout where he is ultimately killed in the phaser firefight.
- • Disable the forcefield to enable escape.
- • Aid Korris in escaping capture by Starfleet.
- • The corrupt Klingon leadership must be defied at all costs.
- • Honor and warrior loyalty justify violent resistance.
Assured and strategically assertive, representing Klingon interests firmly.
Commander K'Nera communicates from the Klingon warship, warning Captain Picard of Korris's warrior prowess and offering Klingon assistance, asserting imperial authority during the crisis.
- • Press for Klingon jurisdiction over the renegade Korris.
- • Offer assistance to Starfleet to recover Korris and maintain order.
- • Klingon warriors must be respected and their codes upheld.
- • Klingon Empire retains sovereignty over its subjects, including renegades.
Urgently alarmed and caught off guard, struggling to contain the breach.
Guard Ramos detects the sudden neutralization of the Security Three forcefield, urgently attempts communication to alert others, but is cut off by the violent Klingon breakout.
- • Alert security team about forcefield failure.
- • Help contain or repel the Klingon escape attempt.
- • Security protocols must be upheld to protect the Enterprise.
- • Any breach is an immediate and grave threat to ship safety.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Handheld phasers are wielded by Klingon renegades and security personnel during the violent firefight, the weapons turning the corridor into a lethal battleground with fatal consequences.
The Klingon weapons, though not directly fired here, contextualize the violent potential and cultural backdrop of the renegades' actions, representing the ever-present threat Klingon martial tradition poses aboard the Enterprise.
Korris and Konmel remove heavy-duty Klingon belt buckles to assemble part of a lethal improvised weapon. These buckles serve as key structural components, showcasing the renegades' intimate knowledge of their gear to convert uniform parts into deadly tools.
The sturdy Klingon uniform bracelet is repurposed as the muzzle of the assembled weapon, highlighting resourcefulness and the martial culture of the Klingons in turning traditional gear into instruments of combat.
The portable communicator grid is actively used by Guard Ramos to attempt urgent communication, and by Lieutenant Yar to report the breakout to the bridge, enabling real-time coordination under duress.
The Security Three forcefield is covertly neutralized by the attachment of a disguised button device by Konmel, enabling the Klingon renegades' sudden breakout and escape attempt.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Main Bridge functions as the command nerve center where Captain Picard and crew receive urgent updates and coordinate response actions. It embodies controlled authority and critical decision-making amidst the crisis, balancing tactical command with diplomatic tension involving Klingon representatives.
The Enterprise Security Area serves as the claustrophobic battleground for the breakout, its cold steel walls and high-tech forcefield highlighting the tension and vulnerability of Starfleet’s containment efforts. The confined space amplifies the sudden violence and chaos unleashed by the renegades, underscoring the fragility of internal security.
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
"Korris and Konmel’s assembly of a weapon directly causes the violent prison break, killing guards and escalating the crisis onboard."
"Korris and Konmel’s assembly of a weapon directly causes the violent prison break, killing guards and escalating the crisis onboard."
"The escape of Korris heightens the emergency, prompting K’Nera’s offer of aid and Picard’s refusal, showcasing Starfleet’s resolve."
"The escape of Korris heightens the emergency, prompting K’Nera’s offer of aid and Picard’s refusal, showcasing Starfleet’s resolve."
"Korris and Konmel’s assembly of a weapon directly causes the violent prison break, killing guards and escalating the crisis onboard."
"Korris and Konmel’s assembly of a weapon directly causes the violent prison break, killing guards and escalating the crisis onboard."
"The escape of Korris heightens the emergency, prompting K’Nera’s offer of aid and Picard’s refusal, showcasing Starfleet’s resolve."
"The escape of Korris heightens the emergency, prompting K’Nera’s offer of aid and Picard’s refusal, showcasing Starfleet’s resolve."
Key Dialogue
"GUARD: (on communicator) This is Ramos -- the forcefield in Security Three has..."
"TASHA: Lieutenant Yar to bridge. There has been an escape. Two of my security are dead. So is Konmel. Korris is loose -- and armed."
"K'NERA: He is a trained Klingon warrior, perhaps more than you can handle. It is no disgrace to request our assistance."
"PICARD: I think we can handle the situation."