Forensic Holodeck Standoff
In the Ready Room Picard refuses Chief Investigator Krag's demand to hand over Commander Riker, insisting Federation jurisprudence and the captain's duty to assess extradition. Krag presses a contrasting Tanugan standard—guilty until proven innocent—escalating the personal and legal stakes. Picard proposes a neutral, evidence-driven solution: a Holodeck forensic reconstruction. Data confirms the simulation is technically feasible if given schematics, voice samples and witness testimony. Krag, grudgingly accepting, agrees to supply evidence and witnesses, shifting the crisis from a custody fight to an investigatory crucible that isolates Riker pending the simulation's verdict.
Plot Beats
The narrative micro-steps within this event
Picard refuses to surrender Riker without proof, proposing a Holodeck recreation as a compromise investigation method.
suspicion to negotiation
Data confirms the feasibility of Holodeck reconstruction, shifting the investigative approach.
negotiation to possibility
Krag reluctantly agrees to provide evidence, marking a tactical retreat in the immediate conflict.
possibility to uneasy resolution
['Transporter Room Three']
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Krag
Chief Investigator
primary
Character traits
forensically rigorous
reserved
methodical
relentless
Data
Second Officer
primary
Character traits
duty‑focused
composed
technically proficient
detached
precise
administrative
duty-bound
formal
analytical
literal-minded
impersonal
obedient
methodical
logical
procedural
Narrative Connections
How this event relates to others in the story
What led here
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NARRATIVELY_FOLLOWS
"Krag's shocking accusation of Riker leads directly to Picard's demand for evidence in the Ready Room, setting up the central conflict."
Krag's Accusation: Riker Isolated on the Bridge
S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
What this causes
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Causal
"Picard's proposal of a Holodeck recreation leads to Data's programming of the simulation, which becomes the primary investigative tool."
Holodeck Reconstruction Initiated
S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective
Key Dialogue
"PICARD: In our system of legal jurisprudence, a man is innocent until proved guilty."
"KRAG: In ours, he is guilty until he is proved innocent. And you are in our jurisdiction."
"DATA: It would require construction and design specifications, full orthographic representations of the Krieger equipment, as well as visual representations and voice analyses of the persons involved... but yes, it is possible."