Object

Detention Cell Cot (Roga Danar's bunk)

A narrow, institutional detention-cell cot/bunk used by Roga Danar: low metal frame bolted into the cell (against the padded or forcefield wall/deck), with a thin mattress wrapped in coarse/plain utilitarian fabric and a single flat pillow or folded blanket. Scuffs, compressed bedding, and utilitarian fittings mark repeated prison issue use; the surface functions as both a sleeping surface and a curt seating area and is the immediate physical anchor for intimate exchanges between Roga Danar, Data, and Counselor Troi in 'The Hunted'.

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Purpose

Provide a basic sleeping and resting surface for a detainee held in a maximum-security cell.

Significance

Functions as a physical anchor for vulnerability and interrogation: the cot stages Danar’s waking, his alternation between menace and anguish, and Troi’s empathic access. It symbolizes confinement and the thin margin between control and breakdown.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S3E11 · The Hunted

Programmed Kinship and Solitude

Roga's bunk functions as the physical anchor of the scene: he sits (and at times lies) on it, using it as a small stage for withdrawal and confession. The bunk absorbs his gestures and posture shifts, signaling mood changes from defiance to vulnerability and providing a static contrast to Data's movement.

Before: Secured to the cell wall, with compressed bedding and evidence of recent use; Roga is reclining on it.

After: Remains bolted in place; Roga continues to occupy it, unchanged physically but emotionally altered by the exchange.

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