Object

Tanugan Research Station (Holodeck Reconstruction)

A holodeck-generated, room-scale recreation of the Tanugan research station configured as a simulated crime scene. The projection reproduces the station's internal layout, scientific fixtures, and environmental cues with lifelike fidelity so Enterprise officers can move through, inspect, and interrogate the space. Characters physically interact with the reconstruction during depositions and forensic routines, treating the environment as an evidentiary prop rather than mere backdrop.

2 appearances

Purpose

To provide a controlled forensic reconstruction of the Tanugan research station for evidence inspection, witness depositions, and procedural investigation.

Significance

Functions as the story's evidentiary battleground where Picard shifts an interpersonal dispute into institutional process: the reconstruction becomes the decisive medium for adjudication, heightening stakes, isolating Riker, and privileging simulated, observable facts over competing testimonies.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Forensics — Picard's Ultimatum

The Holodeck reconstruction of the Tanugan research station is authorized as the central evidentiary tool: it will be programmed and calibrated by Data and La Forge, used to collect detailed computer depositions, and become the factual basis Picard cites for extradition decisions.

Before: Not yet instantiated as a specific simulation; Holodeck available but not prepared for the Tanugan station reconstruction.

After: Officially authorized and assigned to Data/La Forge/Crusher for immediate preparation as the forensic simulation to be used in depositions.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Ultimatum on the Holodeck: Picard Prioritizes Evidence Over Loyalty

Picard orders the Tanugan research station to be recreated on the Holodeck as an evidentiary object; the projected reconstruction becomes the central artifact through which depositions will be tested and extradition decisions adjudicated.

Before: Dormant as a possible simulation target; no active recreation instantiated on the Holodeck.

After: Designated for immediate construction and data-driven programming by Data, La Forge, and Ensign Crusher to serve as the evidentiary simulation.

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