Transfer Authorized — Lethal Contingency Set
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Wagnor transmits coordinates for Danar's transfer to Angosian custody, signaling the imminent handover.
Picard confirms the readiness for transport and signals Worf regarding security measures.
Worf outlines precise security protocols and lethal contingencies for Danar's transfer.
Picard authorizes the transfer operation despite underlying risks.
Worf exits to execute the operation, escalating toward inevitable confrontation.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Alert and observant; quietly eager to learn from senior officers' decisions.
Wesley is present on the bridge, attentive to the transmission and preparations though he offers no lines; he monitors consoles and absorbs command decisions.
- • Support bridge operations and follow commands accurately
- • Learn procedural handling of a high-risk transfer
- • Observing senior officers during crises is educational
- • Clear data and commands are necessary for safety
Neutral and official, conveying delegation unity and expectation.
The Angosian first officer stands beside Wagnor on the viewscreen, a silent institutional presence reinforcing the delegation's formality and readiness to receive custody.
- • Support the delegation's formal claim to custody
- • Project an organized, authoritative presence during the transfer
- • Formal presence legitimizes the transfer
- • Discretion and duty support diplomatic posture
Concerned but controlled; a moral unease undercuts procedural authority.
As commanding officer, Picard receives the coordinates, questions Worf about security precautions, calculates political risk, and reluctantly authorizes the transfer with a measured acknowledgement.
- • Complete a legally required transfer to avoid diplomatic incident
- • Protect his ship and crew from security risk during the transfer
- • Following protocol can mitigate political fallout
- • Security measures must be tightened when risk is nonzero
Neutral and factual, focused on information accuracy.
Data receives the transmitted transfer coordinates from the Angosian viewscreen, reports confirmation crisply to Picard, and functions as the bridge's factual relay for the procedure.
- • Accurately receive and communicate transfer coordinates
- • Ensure the bridge has the necessary data to execute transport safely
- • Accurate data transmission is critical to safe operations
- • Objective reporting reduces ambiguity in high-stakes situations
Clinical readiness with underlying tension; absolute focus on tactical control.
Worf answers Picard's security question with a terse operational summary, specifying the 0.1 second timing and declaring phasers set to kill; he then departs to lead the security contingent.
- • Minimize the chance of the prisoner escaping during transfer
- • Ensure security teams are positioned to use lethal force if necessary
- • Strict, preemptive security posture prevents casualties
- • A very small timing window requires tightened, decisive measures
Cautiously doubtful and alert; unsettled by the political compromise implied.
Riker listens, voices skeptical pragmatism about Danar's ability to exploit the timing window, and watches preparations with a questioning, grounded posture.
- • Prevent a security failure that could endanger the crew
- • Test assumptions to ensure the ship's readiness
- • Overconfidence in timing windows can be dangerous
- • Practical skepticism improves security outcomes
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
The Angosian Transfer Coordinates are transmitted from Wagnor, received and acknowledged by Data, and serve as the operational data that triggers transporter preparations and security timing calculations.
The Deck 36 Security Force Field is the physical barrier whose release will be coordinated with the transporter; its near-simultaneous drop defines the 0.1 second window that frames the tactical plan and risk.
The Main Bridge Viewscreen displays the Angosian delegation and the approaching transport, serving as the visual interface for the diplomatic exchange; it returns to the starfield after coordinates are transmitted.
The transporter beam is the mechanism planned to effect the transfer; its activation timing (nearly simultaneous with force-field release) is central to the security calculation and tactical risk assessment described by Worf.
Starfleet security phasers are prepared and explicitly set to 'kill' by order of Worf, signaling lethal authorization for the security contingent during the transfer and raising the stakes of the handover.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
The Angosian Holding Cell is the target destination referenced by the transmitted coordinates; its secure configuration and controlled release procedures define the transport timing and security choreography.
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Themes This Exemplifies
Thematic resonance and meaning
Key Dialogue
"WAGNOR: "Captain Picard, we're ready to receive the prisoner. Now transmitting the coordinates of our holding cell.""
"DATA: "((to Picard)) Coordinates received, sir.""
"WORF: "Release of the force field and activation of the transporter will be virtually simultaneous, Captain... There will only be a point-one second interval between them.""