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Bridge Computer Graphic — Temporal Rift Survival Probability Visualization

A high-resolution bridge display graphic rendered across the Enterprise-D's main monitor: a stark schematic of a symmetrical temporal rift, color-coded trajectory arcs, pulsing nodes marking temporal anchor points, and stacked numeric probability bars that update as Data speaks. Cool blues and sterile whites dominate; crisp vector lines and annotated timestamps scroll along the margin. Data manipulates the image with voice commands while Picard studies the cold analytics, the display serving as the unemotional face of a lethal calculation.

6 appearances

Purpose

To present Data's quantitative analysis of the temporal rift, displaying survival probabilities, symmetry of return, and the practical consequences of sending the Enterprise-C back into its original moment.

Significance

Functions as the decisive evidentiary tool that converts abstract moral peril into inescapable numbers; the visualization precipitates Picard's anguished acceptance that returning the ship equals certain destruction, marking the act-break turning point of the episode.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments

S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Viewscreen Alarm — Damaged Enterprise‑C Identified

The Bridge Computer Graphic for temporal rift visualization provides analytic overlays and sensor metrics that officers consult while Tactical works through interference; it is the unemotional face of the anomaly, translating interference into readable data.

Before: Active and tracking the temporal anomaly; providing diagnostic overlays as the rift manifests.

After: Remains an active analytical tool as registry data and visual evidence converge to identify the appearing ship.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Enterprise‑C Emerges — The Bridge Hardened

The Bridge Computer Graphic visualizes the temporal rift and sensor readouts; it provides the sterile overlays and registry text that allow Yar to access ship registry data and identify the other vessel as NCC‑1701‑C.

Before: Displaying preliminary rift telemetry and probability overlays as sensors first detect the anomaly.

After: Updates to include clearer registry information and overlays that highlight the battered Enterprise‑C image on the main viewer.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

The Lost Enterprise Returns — Moral and Tactical Crossroads

The bridge’s temporal‑rift visualization (implied by Data’s technical description) provides a sterile analytic backdrop that transforms the anomaly into quantifiable risk—illustrating instability, potential collapse, and the technical reasons Picard hesitates to authorize a rescue.

Before: Idle or waiting for analysis before the Enterprise‑C’s arrival.

After: Active, used to model rift behavior and support Data’s explanation about Kerr loops and energetic instability.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Distress Call and Imminent Klingon Closure

The bridge computer's temporal rift graphic supplies a sterile, probabilistic visualization of the anomaly—used by Data and Picard to understand trajectory, instability, and survival probabilities—and lends objective weight to Picard's temporal caution.

Before: Active on the main monitor showing rift structure and updating probability bars.

After: Remains displayed as the crew continues to monitor the rift; updates will inform ongoing tactical and temporal assessments.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

Awakening: Garrett Learns She's in the Future

The temporal rift visualization (bridge computer graphic) is referenced conceptually when Picard explains the possible cause of Garrett's displacement; the graphic stands for analytical, unemotional evidence that supports the hypothesis of a rift caused by exchanged fire.

Before: Stored/available as sensor analysis on bridge consoles; not physically present in Sickbay but informs command thinking.

After: Remains a tool on the bridge used to justify the temporal rift theory and guide strategic decisions.

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S3E15 · Yesterday's Enterprise

The Calculus of Sacrifice

The bridge computer graphic displays a schematic and probability readouts illustrating the temporal rift’s symmetry and likely trajectories. Data uses the image as the evidentiary basis for his spoken probabilities, converting visual data into the argument that returning Enterprise‑C equals near‑certain destruction.

Before: Active on the aft science station monitor, showing the temporal rift schematic and updating probability bars as Data studies it.

After: Remains on display as the factual basis for the decision; the graphic's cold clarity lingers as Picard processes the moral consequence.

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