Star Trek The Next Generation
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Manua Apgar

performative / calculated devoted / protective grief‑stricken / accusatory seductive / provocative
Manua Apgar anchors the domestic stake of the Apgar household and functions as a pivotal civilian witness in the investigation. As Dr. Apgar’s devoted spouse she appears tender and protective in private moments, yet multiple holodeck reconstructions stage her as flirtatious and provocative, producing potential motive and evidentiary leverage. She moves between intimacy, theatrical social maneuvering, and raw grief—ultimately delivering a heated, unprepared accusation and serving as the emotional fulcrum whose testimony reshapes the inquiry.
23 appearances
Forensic testimony (Holodeck reconstructions)
Also known as: Manua (holographic simulation), Manua (holodeck testimony), Mrs. Apgar

Manua Apgar's Journey

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23 moments
S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Deposition: The First Meeting Recreated

Playful, bored and confident; she enjoys unsettling her husband and exercising social power over guests.

Manua's hologram enters like a theatrical disruptor: overtly seductive, bored with Apgar's defensiveness, she flirts with Riker, takes his arm and leads him to another room — creating a sexually …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Deposition: The First Meeting Reconstructed

Playful and provocative — using charm as social leverage while exposing her husband's vulnerability.

Manua's hologram enters dramatically, flirts with Riker and publicly courts him, using sexual display to upend the clinical atmosphere and deliberately or unconsciously humiliate her husband.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Manua's Toast — Private Flirtation Becomes Public Evidence

Confident and performative — using charm as a tool; surface warmth masks deliberate maneuvering to control perception.

Manua pours champagne into three flutes, deliberately offers a glass to Riker with a smile and light touch, then hands one to Apgar almost as an afterthought while delivering pointed, …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holographic Freeze — Krag's Accusation

Warmly inviting on the surface but performatively calculating—using charm to shape the social frame and indirectly assert control.

Manua pours champagne into three flutes, deliberately hands a glass to Riker (their hands touch), offers the glass to Apgar as an afterthought, smiles pointedly and makes hospitable but pointed …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Sanctuary Breach — A Threat Made Visible

Begins coquettish and controlled, collapses into stunned, tearful distress after the slap; her seduction masks loneliness.

Manua intentionally courts Riker in the recreated guest quarters—brushing past him, showing controls, letting her garment slide off her shoulders—and then flees in tears after being slapped by Apgar; her …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Confrontation — From Personal Rupture to Damning Reconstruction

Exposed and humiliated, oscillating between coy seduction and genuine distress once confronted — fragile anger beneath apparent coquetry.

Manua appears in the holodeck recreation as the seductive, tearful spouse who removes a shoulder garment to entice Riker and then flees in tears after Apgar's violent entrance, positioning her …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Krag's Holographic Indictment: Riker at the Reactor

Sincere longing shifted to shock and grief; in the reconstruction she is presented as both wounded and inadvertent evidence in the escalating dispute.

Manua appears in the initial holodeck guest‑quarters recreation as an object of intimacy and then distress; her tears and exit provide the emotional catalyst for the confrontation that Krag later …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Reckoning — Manua's Accusation

Overwhelming grief expressed as focused accusatory certainty; sorrow fuels indignation and a need to name the cause of loss.

Escorted into the holodeck by Krag, Manua stops short at the lab recreation, ignores procedural niceties, fixes Riker with riveted attention and delivers an unplanned, grief-laden accusation that changes the …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Reckoning: Manua's Simulated Accusation

Overwhelmed by grief and righteous fury—vulnerability turned into accusatory certainty, seeking closure or accountability.

Manua enters escorted, stops short at the lab recreation, fixes Riker with intense gaze, and—without prior preparation—declares publicly that Riker killed her husband, shifting private grief into an accusatory public …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holographic Intimacy: Manua Consoles Apgar

Warmly devoted on the surface, quietly hopeful and steadying—her tenderness masks an awareness of risk but projects reassurance.

Manua is physically attentive and affectionate in the replay: she straightens Apgar's suit and accessory, brushes off his jacket, touches his hand and cheek, smiles, and checks herself in a …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Domestic Ceremony, Predatory Gaze

Surface politeness mixed with discomfort and protective anxiety—she is hospitable while inwardly unsettled by Riker's gaze.

Manua enters the lab, offers refreshment, and deliberately defuses tension by steering conversation away from conflict. She physically links to her husband to shield him from Riker's attention and leads …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Toast, Tension, and the Collimation Claim

Feigning warm hostessly calm while inwardly uneasy—protective toward her husband and awkward under Riker's intense scrutiny.

Manua circulates glasses of champagne, offering one to Riker and one to her seated husband; she outwardly encourages Apgar while privately showing discomfort and averting direct involvement when Riker stares.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
A Request, a Demonstration, and a Charged Look

Uneasy and conflicted: outwardly polite and supportive of her husband, inwardly unsettled by Riker's presence and the implications of his request and stare.

Hands glasses of champagne to Riker and Apgar, offers encouraging looks to her husband, then visibly recoils into discomfort when Riker requests that he and La Forge stay and when …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Frozen Simulation — Manua's Holo-Testimony of Assault

Ashamed and pleading during the simulated assault; afterward steady, angry and wounded as she reaffirms the accuracy of the recreation.

Portrayed by the reconstruction as the victim, Manua pleads, resists and later, confronted by Riker's denial, calmly insists the depiction mirrors what happened — her testimony anchors the simulated evidence …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Frozen Simulation — Riker Denies the Holographic Accusation

Conflicted: embarrassed and exposed, but adamant and wounded; her conviction carries grief and righteous anger.

Manua inhabits the reconstructed role with emotional immediacy — embarrassed, angry and plaintive — insisting the frozen scene is an accurate rendering of what she experienced on the station.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Confrontation in the Guest Quarters — Accusation, Assault, and a Vow

Terrified and grief-stricken; her protectiveness collapses into uncontrollable sorrow that nevertheless produces a clear, damning narrative against Riker.

Manua rushes to Apgar after he's struck, clings protectively to her husband, delivers an emotional testimony that interprets Apgar's distracted temperament and presents Riker as a threat, then breaks down …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Testimony: Manua Breaks, Troi Confirms

Tearful terror and grief; protective loyalty toward Apgar mixed with public humiliation and shock.

Manua appears in the simulation and in the gallery as the terrified, grieving spouse: she kneels over Apgar, speaks accusingly to Riker, breaks into tears, and flees the holodeck escorted …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Krag Freezes the Holodeck—Violence Recast as Evidence

Mortified and frightened — sudden exposure of intimacy produces shame and alarm rather than aggression.

Manua is discovered in a passionate embrace with Riker; she is startled and embarrassed by Apgar's entrance and does not physically fight, remaining a focal but largely passive presence during …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Jealousy Ignites — Apgar's Violent Confrontation

Startled and humiliated; emotionally exposed and caught between desire and the social/legal consequences of being discovered.

Manua is the passive center of the confrontation: discovered in an intimate embrace, likely shocked and embarrassed by Apgar's entrance and the sudden violence, present but not intervening as the …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Replay — The Setup Unmasked

Distressed and defensive; she rejects the murder allegation while privately shaken by the implications of the replay.

Her deposition is the source material for a holodeck program; in the room she reacts defensively to Picard's suggestion that her husband was motivated by profit and might have murdered …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Reconstruction: The Converter's Reflection

Confused and hurt — protective of her husband's memory while confronted with evidence that reframes his motives.

Physically present and defensive as Picard replays her deposition; she objects to Picard's interpretations and insists on her reading of events while visibly shaken by the staged explosion's implication.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Reconstruction — The Fatal Pulse

Denial and hurt — struggles to reconcile affectionate memories with implications of greed and murder.

Manua appears as holographic testimony in multiple program runs; she reacts defensively when Picard frames Apgar's motives and watches the staged demonstration, visibly unsettled by the changing narrative about her …

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Holodeck Proof: Apgar's Frame Unraveled

Quietly affected and subdued; sorrow for her husband's death mixed with the relief that the investigation has reached a decisive conclusion.

Present among the witnesses; remains quiet and emotionally affected by the resolution—her demeanor suggests grief tempered by the relief that a public accusation has been withdrawn.

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