Object

Dixon Hill — Source Writings (novel / memoirs)

The in‑universe literary source material for Dixon Hill: a collection of Dixon Hill stories referenced in 'Manhunt' that appears in narration as Dixon Hill's memoirs and in diegetic terms as a physical Dixon Hill novel. Picard treats this text as authoritative source material for the Dixon Hill persona, using its content to inform voiceover, mannerisms, and Holodeck role‑play. Functionally this consolidated entity covers both the implied first‑person manuscript invoked in voiceover and the physical printed book Picard cites.

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Purpose

To be read as a work of fiction; to supply character details, backstory, and genre conventions that Picard adapts when adopting the Dixon Hill identity.

Significance

Acts as the canonical source for Dixon Hill's traits and background, anchoring Picard's Holodeck performance and converting a recreational narrative into actionable knowledge that propels the plot—motivating his responses to Slade Bender and the search for Alva.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Picard Slips Fully into Dixon Hill — Voiceover and Ritual Entrance

Dixon Hill's memoirs are invoked as the framing device for Picard's voiceover; the memoir note ('date, the 1940's') legitimatizes the noir register and supplies the internal narrator’s authority. The object functions narratively rather than physically, supplying texture and permission for Picard's transformation.

Before: Present as the implied textual/holographic framing element within the holodeck program; an authoritative narrative source for the Dixon Hill persona.

After: Remains an implied framing device that continues to justify and shape Picard's ongoing narration and holodeck enactment.

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