Star Trek The Next Generation
S2E17
· Samaritan Snare

Transport Down: Geordi Beams to the Mondor

Commander Riker orders a humanitarian transport to the crippled Pakled vessel and dispatches Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge with tools to effect repairs. Geordi, confident and professional, steps onto the transporter platform, acknowledges the order, and dematerializes at Riker's command. Though brief and procedural on the surface, this beam-down is a dramatic setup: Riker's duty-driven choice (framed earlier by Troi's unease and Worf's caution) unknowingly sends Geordi into a trap, raising the stakes for the Enterprise while Picard faces an urgent medical crisis.

Plot Beats

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Riker locks onto the viewscreen as the Pakleds flail at 'repairs' and commits to aiding them, calling La Forge to get the fixes underway.

assessment to decision

In the Transporter Room, Geordi steps onto the pad with a tool kit and reports he’s ready for transport.

preparation to readiness ['TRANSPORTER ROOM']

Riker authorizes the operation; Geordi calls 'Energize' and dematerializes, committing to the mission.

readiness to point-of-no-return ['TRANSPORTER ROOM']

Who Was There

Characters present in this moment

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William Riker
Commander
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Focused, duty‑bound and businesslike — projecting calm command while prioritizing mission flow over lingering unease.

From the bridge, Riker monitors the viewscreen, interprets the Pakleds' condition as repairable and issues the transport order with clipped authority ('Proceed'), converting assessed need into procedural action.

Goals in this moment
  • • Authorize and expedite repairs so Enterprise and Mondor can depart safely.
  • • Deploy a qualified specialist quickly to resolve the technical problem.
  • • Maintain operational control of the situation and follow Starfleet protocols.
Active beliefs
  • • Starfleet has an obligation to render aid to disabled vessels.
  • • La Forge is competent and the risk of sending him is acceptable.
  • • A swift, procedural response is the appropriate way to de‑escalate the situation.
Character traits
dutiful decisive procedural authoritative
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Geordi La Forge
Chief Engineer
 primary

Calmly focused and confident, showing no visible alarm — trusting in command direction and his own ability to effect repairs.

Geordi stands on the transporter platform holding a tool kit, verbally confirms readiness, and submits to dematerialization with professional composure — readying himself to perform repairs aboard the Mondor.

Goals in this moment
  • • Be transported to the Mondor to perform repairs.
  • • Fix the critical systems aboard the Mondor and return safely.
  • • Follow orders and protect Enterprise interests while performing engineering duties.
Active beliefs
  • • My technical skill can remedy the Mondor's issues.
  • • Transporter and mission protocols are safe and reliable.
  • • Complying with direct orders is the correct course of action.
Character traits
confident professional competent trusting of command
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Objects Involved

Significant items in this scene

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Enterprise Main Bridge Viewscreen (Communications & Sensor Display)

The forward viewscreen displays the Mondor and the Pakleds' clumsy repair attempts, providing the visual evidence that prompts Riker's decision to send assistance. It functions as both information feed and dramatic cue, framing the Pakleds as helpless — whether genuinely or deceptively — and setting the scene for the transport.

Before: Active: rendering live feed of the Mondor with …
After: Unchanged: continues to display the Mondor and the …
Before: Active: rendering live feed of the Mondor with sensor overlays and grainy imagery of the Pakleds attempting repairs.
After: Unchanged: continues to display the Mondor and the Pakleds' activity, now as the Enterprise initiates a transport mission.

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Key Dialogue

"RIKER: All right. Let's get these repairs made so we can all be on our way. First officer to La Forge..."
"GEORDI: Aye, Commander. Ready for transport."
"RIKER (V.O.): Proceed."