Object

Captain Picard's Quarters Door Chime

Located in the corridor outside Captain Jean-Luc Picard's personal quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-D. This chime is a critical plot device in the episode *Allegiance* (S3E18), where its unanswered tone triggers Worf's security override and drives the episode's central mystery.

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Purpose

Announces visitors at the quarters door

Significance

The chime's silence breaks protocol expectations, exposes Worf's doubts about Picard's absence, and triggers the door override that reveals the replica's flawless impersonation, testing crew loyalty.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E18 · Allegiance

The Replica's First Test: A Performance of Authority

The door chime is a recessed electronic device embedded in the corridor bulkhead outside the captain’s quarters. Worf presses it to announce his presence, but the lack of response sharpens his suspicion and drives him to attempt a security override. The chime’s unanswered tone echoes in the corridor, amplifying the tension and foreshadowing the confrontation that follows. Its role is purely functional but symbolically significant—it represents the first crack in the facade of normalcy, hinting at the deception that lies ahead.

Before: Functional and integrated into the bulkhead, awaiting activation.

After: Unchanged physically, but its unanswered tone has now set the stage for the replica’s deception.

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