Object
Sarjenka's Live Plea — Remaining Open Com Link to Drema Four
A fragile, live subspace communication link between Drema Four and the USS Enterprise carrying Sarjenka's terrified plea. The channel registers in Picard's quarters as an intermittent, zero‑delay uplink: audio (and, in some reports, degraded brief visuals) that bite and warble with static. The signal's raw immediacy—ragged breathing, urgent words, occasional visual flutter—silences debate and forces the crew toward rescue, functioning as the decisive moral catalyst in the scene.
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Purpose
To carry a real-time audio/data transmission between Sarjenka on Drema Four and the USS Enterprise, enabling direct, instantaneous voice contact that can compel immediate decision and action.
Significance
Functions as the episode's moral fulcrum: the child's live plea transmitted over this remaining link collapses abstract ethics into human consequence, forcing Picard to abandon strict non‑interference and catalyzing the decision to intervene. The link's persistence creates the technical constraint and emotional leverage that drive the narrative turning point.
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