Object

Melted Duranium Scar (Deck Thirty-Nine)

A quarter-sized melted duranium scar in Deck Thirty-Nine plating/bulkhead: glassy metal reflow forming a shallow crater with darkened, blistered edges, faint radial pitting, heat-hardened drips and microscopic surface etching. Tricorders detect a faint residual thermal glow and an anomalous, nonstandard radiation signature that differs from routine phaser or transporter damage; the ship's computer flags the emission. Data, Geordi, Wesley and Worf examine and run forensic scans over the mark. Narratively, the scar serves as tangible forensic evidence linking a localized energy discharge to personnel/transport activity and raises stakes in the episode "A Matter of Perspective."

2 appearances

Significance

Functions as decisive physical evidence: the scar ties an inexplicable internal emission to an earlier phaser-like signature, heightens suspicion around Riker, intensifies interpersonal conflict (Geordi's guilt, Wesley's defense), and propels Data toward a later causal breakthrough in the investigation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Phaser Signature Narrows Suspicion; Unknown Radiation Scar Appears

The Deck Thirty‑Nine melted patch—a quarter-sized blistered and discolored section of plating—is physically scanned and referenced as the tactile evidence of an inexplicable discharge capable of punching duranium, anchoring the monitors' abstract data to a visceral, damaged object.

Before: Present on Deck Thirty‑Nine as a scorched, anomalous blemish following the earlier incident.

After: Remains as damaged evidence; its readings and physicality are used to substantiate sensor claims and heighten alarm.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Melted Duranium Scar — Unknown Emission

The quarter-sized melted patch in Deck Thirty-Nine functions as the tactile trace linking the unknown emission to shipboard damage; its charred edges and thermal glow draw tricorder sweeps and become the physical anchor for the accusation against Riker's transport position.

Before: Already present on Deck Thirty-Nine as residual damage from the earlier incident; warm to sensor scans and visually noticeable.

After: Remains as concrete evidence under inspection; its anomalous readings escalate investigative urgency and are catalogued for later reconstruction.

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