Hearsay, Law, and a Forced Concession
Plot Beats
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Tayna recounts Apgar's distressed state after the fight, hinting at deeper emotional turmoil.
Krag presses Tayna for details, leveraging her hearsay testimony to build his case against Riker.
Picard challenges the validity of Tayna's hearsay testimony, asserting procedural fairness.
Krag insists on the admissibility of Tayna's statement under Tanugan law, forcing Picard to comply.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Calm and resolute; confident in legal standing and unflappable in pressing the Tanugan case.
Krag calmly frames Tayna's deposition as admissible under Tanugan law, directs the holocomputer to run 'Tayna Simulation Three', and asserts jurisdictional weight to compel consideration of the evidence.
- • Secure admissible evidence to justify extradition or charge
- • Force the Enterprise to accept Tanugan procedural standards
- • Tanugan law legitimizes hearsay in this context
- • A visual reconstruction will strengthen the prosecution's case
Referenced as agitated and deceased; his prior emotional state (upset) colors the deposition and raises suspicion and urgency.
Doctor Apgar is not present alive but his reported upset state and final words are the content of Tayna's statement and the basis for the reconstruction; his absence drives the legal dispute over hearsay.
- • N/A (deceased) — his prior actions continue to shape the investigation
- • Ensure the factual sequence of his last moments is reconstructed
- • N/A (inferred through deposition) — that he felt wronged and conveyed important information to Tayna
- • His statements as reported are consequential to determining culpability
Shaken and frightened; struggling to steady speech while compelled to tell what she knows, with guilt-tinged urgency.
Tayna gives a halting, emotionally frayed deposition describing Apgar's upset state and the information he relayed to her; she stands at the center of the room as others react to her words.
- • Convey faithfully what Dr. Apgar told her
- • Comply with investigators and avoid appearing deceptive
- • What Apgar told her is important and accurate
- • She must cooperate with authorities even if it is painful
Skeptical and concerned; outwardly calm but inwardly torn between duty to process evidence and loyalty to Riker.
Picard interrupts Krag to contest the admissibility of the deposition as hearsay, then concedes—reluctantly—to view the Holodeck reconstruction while stressing procedural caution and weighing the evidence.
- • Protect Riker from unfair legal prejudice
- • Ensure the Enterprise follows recognized evidentiary standards
- • Hearsay should be treated with suspicion absent corroboration
- • He has a duty to both the law and his officer's fair treatment
Tense and defensive; outward composure masks worry about how the reconstruction will portray him.
Riker is present and observed as the subject of the impending reconstruction; he stands to one side, watched by others, absorbing the procedural turn with restrained anxiety.
- • Maintain dignity and appear credible
- • Allow the investigation while hoping the evidence will exonerate him
- • He did not commit murder and expects evidence will support him
- • Official procedures will be followed and can vindicate him
Observant and quietly concerned; emotionally tuned to the stress in the room and protective toward those affected.
Troi watches the deposition and the exchange, offering empathic presence; she observes emotional cues and stands ready to support Riker or temper tensions.
- • Monitor emotional fallout and support crew morale
- • Provide counsel if tensions escalate
- • Witness stress will influence testimony credibility
- • Emotional context matters for interpreting evidence
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
Tayna's deposition recording functions as the substantive seed evidence: Krag cites its content to justify a holoreconstruction, and the recording's claims are transliterated into 'Tayna Simulation Three' so that spoken secondhand testimony becomes visualized proof for adjudication.
Location Details
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Commander Riker's Quarters is the content being reconstructed — the private scene of the alleged incident; though not physically present, its furnishings and layout will be simulated to visualize Apgar's reported actions and test witness consistency.
The Holodeck-configured Space Station Laboratory serves as the evidentiary stage where Tayna gives deposition and where Krag prepares to run the reconstruction; its clinical simulation quality turns private testimony into observed, adjudicable spectacle.
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Key Dialogue
"PICARD: Inspector, this is hearsay... She wasn't a witness to this incident..."
"KRAG: Doctor Apgar is dead. Tayna's statement is admissible under Tanugan law... and I insist you consider it."
"KRAG: Computer, run Tayna Simulation Three."