Jefferies‑Tube Sabotage — Danar's Diversion
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Data's urgent report exposes Danar's sabotage—an open access panel on deck thirty—triggering immediate security mobilization.
Geordi traces Danar's path up the reactor core into Jefferies tubes, exposing his superhuman capabilities while Worf confirms countermeasures at Shuttlebay Two.
Danar strategically booby-traps a critical junction with an overloaded phaser—his calculated misdirection diverging from the expected shuttlebay route.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Clinically focused and neutral, driven by data rather than panic.
Broadcasts sensor data to Engineering and bridge as a com message, reporting an open access panel at 'K-twelve, deck thirty', supplying precise coordinates that narrow Danar's possible path.
- • Provide accurate sensor readings to enable interception.
- • Pinpoint Danar's physical location or route to inform security deployment.
- • Sensor data is the most reliable method to track an intruder's movement inside the ship.
- • Providing exact compartment identifiers will materially improve the crew's ability to intercept the fugitive.
Focused and operational; calm under pressure while executing protocol.
Receives the com-beep, acknowledges Data's readout, confirms the assessment that Danar is likely heading for Shuttlebay Two and reports that a full contingent of security is stationed there.
- • Coordinate security forces to cover likely escape points (shuttlebays).
- • Maintain shipboard order and prevent escape or further sabotage.
- • An organized, visible security presence will increase the likelihood of capturing Danar.
- • Danar is a lethal threat requiring readiness to use force if necessary.
Shaken and wary; visibly unsettled by Danar's capabilities, but disciplined and focused on mitigating risk.
Sitting up in Main Engineering after a phaser stun, Geordi reports Danar's phenomenal speed, looks up the reactor core shaft to visualize an escape route, and urgently advises doubling security at likely interception points.
- • Communicate the severity of the threat to command quickly.
- • Ensure sufficient security is posted to prevent Danar's escape.
- • Provide accurate engineering-derived routing hypotheses (reactor core/Jefferies tube).
- • Danar's speed and skill make him a unique and dangerous fugitive.
- • The reactor core/Jefferies tubes are the most plausible route for Danar's movement upward through the ship.
- • More security increases the chance of intercepting Danar before he reaches a shuttle.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The active combadge (communicator) on Worf's uniform emits a beep and carries Data's sensor message about an open access panel. It functions as the immediate communications link that bridges Engineering observations and bridge command decisions.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Main Engineering is the site where Geordi recovers from a stun, assesses the situation, and broadcasts tactical advice. It functions as the ship's diagnostic heart that supplies key hypotheses (reactor core, Jefferies tubes) about Danar's route and coordinates immediate response.
Shuttlebay Two is identified as Danar's likely destination and the place where Starfleet Security has posted contingents; it becomes the intended interception point and the strategic focus of bridge orders.
The Jefferies tube is the narrow, claustrophobic conduit Danar uses to move between decks; it is where he embeds a phaser into conduit bundles, turning ship infrastructure into a lethal trap and sowing false sensor cues for pursuers.
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Key Dialogue
"GEORDI: "He surprised us... came out of nowhere. I didn't know anyone could move that fast...""
"DATA'S COM VOICE: "Lieutenant, I am reading an open access panel... K-twelve, deck thirty.""
"GEORDI: "You want my advice... double it.""