Object

Colonel S. Richey's Pale‑Blue One‑Piece Spacesuit

A faded, pale‑blue one‑piece extravehicular/atmospheric suit recovered from a preserved corpse: heavy/padded yet brittle with age, scuffed composite plates and faded fabric panels surrounding a long‑decayed human form. The chest bears block‑stitched embroidery reading 'Colonel S. Richey' and a sewn 52‑star American flag patch on the shoulder. Discovered collapsed around the skeleton in Richey’s suite; Data uncovers the name and Riker/Worf react, making the suit a critical forensic identifier.

3 appearances

Purpose

To serve as an individual spaceflight/EV suit providing pressure protection and life-support interface for an astronaut; also to identify the wearer via sewn name and national insignia.

Significance

Functions as a pivotal identifying artifact that humanizes the hotel's surreal displays: the suit ties a long-dead skeleton to a named American officer, converting sterile curiosity into moral urgency, personalizing the mystery, and raising stakes for the away team's mission.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E12 · The Royale

Window Dressing for a Dead Man

Data retrieves the pale‑blue one‑piece spacesuit from a closet and presents it as primary identifying evidence: its stitching, American flag patch and embroidered name provide a human anchor for the mummified remains and temporal context for the team's investigation.

Before: Stored in the suite closet, pristinely preserved and undisturbed within the hotel's staged environment.

After: Removed from its storage, handled and examined by the away team, now serving as physical evidence connecting the corpse to an identity and historical timeframe.

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S2E12 · The Royale

Window Dressing for a Dead Man

Data retrieves the pale-blue one-piece spacesuit from the closet and presents it as physical evidence that ties the skeletal occupant to a specific national and temporal identity. The suit's embroidery provides the name 'Colonel S. Richey,' converting abstract forensic readings into a person.

Before: Stored in the suite's closet, undisturbed and part of the room's preserved tableau.

After: Removed from closet and held/examined by Data and Riker as evidentiary and identificatory material.

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S2E12 · The Royale

Naming the Dead — Picard on the Comms

Data retrieves the pale-blue one-piece spacesuit from a closet and presents it as physical evidence linking the skeletal remains to an identity. The suit's embroidered name and stitched American flag convert an anonymous corpse into 'Colonel S. Richey', anchoring the team's investigation with a human identifier.

Before: Stored in the suite's closet, folded or hung and concealed from view; part of the preserved room set.

After: Removed from the closet and held/inspected by Data and Riker as evidentiary material to be reported and possibly transported for further analysis.

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