Object

Holodeck Investigative Reconstruction (Data's 18‑Hour Casefile — Manua assault reconstruction)

An immersive holodeck investigative reconstruction created/maintained by Data as part of his 18‑hour casefile for the Manua/Riker inquiry. The program spatializes forensic evidence at human scale: it recreates Manua's guest quarters (closing door, thrown garment), generates lifelike avatars of Riker and Manua locked in the disputed moment, and supplies tactile corridors, projected deposition transcripts, layered engineering schematics, ground computer log overlays, and digital facsimiles of Dr. Apgar's files. Interactive data terminals and force‑field props respond to touch; visual banners mark timestamps and an acknowledged 8.7% margin of error; playback can pause, rewind, and lock frames for inspection. Functionally the simulation serves as the episode's evidentiary courtroom—used by Picard, Riker, Troi, Krag and others to examine, contest, and interrogate testimony.

9 appearances

Purpose

To compile, replay, and spatialize investigative evidence so officers and adjudicators can inspect, compare, and interrogate testimony and technical records in an embodied, interactive reconstruction.

Significance

The program functions as the story's courtroom and battleground: command judgment shifts into a machine's archive, Krag wields the presentation as extradition leverage, and Riker stands isolated under simulated testimony. The simulation catalyzes decisive confrontation, reframes authority around archived data, and forces characters to negotiate truth against an acknowledged margin of error.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

9 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Manua's Toast — Private Flirtation Becomes Public Evidence

Data's investigative holodeck program renders a full-scale reconstruction of the living area and the participants' gestures. It enables Krag to pause, freeze, and scrutinize the social exchange, transforming a private domestic moment into replayable evidence used to interrogate testimony.

Before: Active and running a detailed forensic recreation based on case data; holograms and props instantiated.

After: Temporarily frozen on Krag's order, then resumed by Picard; preserved as an evidentiary record used during investigation.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holographic Freeze — Krag's Accusation

Data's investigative holodeck program renders the living‑area reconstruction, projects the participants and objects, and responds to freeze/resume commands. Krag uses the program to isolate and weaponize social detail; Picard controls its freeze and resume, making the program the technological conduit by which private interaction becomes formalized testimony.

Before: Running and projecting a live reconstruction of the Tanuga Four living area, with layered audiovisual fidelity and interactive controls.

After: Temporarily frozen on Krag's command, then resumed on Picard's order; tagged and used as demonstrative evidence for questioning.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holographic Intimacy: Manua Consoles Apgar

The investigative holodeck program is the mechanism of the event: it is initially frozen, preserving a private moment, and then unfreezes on Krag's command to replay the domestic interaction for observers. Narratively it literalizes evidence presentation and forces emotional reconsideration of motive.

Before: Paused/frozen, holding tactile, layered reconstructions of the living-room tableau and testimony.

After: Running the live replay; continues to project the domestic scene until other off-stage actions (materialization and introductions) shift focus back to the investigation.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Frozen Simulation — Manua's Holo-Testimony of Assault

The Investigative Reconstruction holoprogram projects the Tanuga Four guest quarters at full scale and stages the disputed interaction; it renders a holographic 'Riker' performing the invasive acts and is frozen by Picard to serve as demonstrative evidence. Its operation and pause drive the room's emotional and procedural choreography.

Before: Running and actively rendering the simulated guest quarters and characters as part of Data's compiled casefile.

After: Frozen on Picard's command, serving as a paused piece of evidence until Krag orders it resumed.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Frozen Simulation — Riker Denies the Holographic Accusation

The holodeck investigative reconstruction functions as the evidentiary medium: it projects the guest quarters, freezes on Picard's command, and frames an emotionally convincing narrative that Krag treats as proof. Its ability to pause and resume is used to force a direct confrontation between simulation and living testimony.

Before: Active and running, rendering Manua's testimony as a live, immersive scene.

After: Temporarily frozen on Picard's order, then ordered resumed by Krag to continue its demonstration as part of the investigation.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Confrontation in the Guest Quarters — Accusation, Assault, and a Vow

The investigative holodeck program renders the guest quarters and preserves a live reconstruction of the confrontation; Krag freezes the program to lock the sequence as evidentiary material, making the simulated actions and timings examinable and politically consequential.

Before: Active and running a full-scale immersive reconstruction with interactive overlays and projected testimony available to observers.

After: Frozen/stopped on Krag's command, preserved as a static record of the confrontation while human witnesses and officers process the implications.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Testimony: Manua Breaks, Troi Confirms

The Investigative Reconstruction program projects the guest‑quarters confrontation, layering recorded gestures and timestamps into an evidentiary tableau; Krag uses the program as courtroom‑grade visual proof, freezing a decisive frame to anchor Tanuga's extradition claim.

Before: Active and playing the reconstructed sequence, rendering tactile props and characters with overlays of logs and timestamps.

After: Paused/frozen at Krag's command on a pivotal frame; later remains available for replay pending legal or command decisions.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Jealousy Ignites — Apgar's Violent Confrontation

The Investigative Reconstruction holodeck program is actively rendering the guest quarters scenario, providing the visual and physical fidelity that allows Apgar's entrance and the subsequent fight to be recorded, paused, and converted into evidentiary display by Krag's commands.

Before: Active and running the guest quarters reconstruction as part of Data's compiled casefile.

After: Frozen/paused immediately after Krag's 'Freeze program' command, preserving the exact positions and motions as an evidentiary tableau.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Krag Freezes the Holodeck—Violence Recast as Evidence

The holodeck investigative reconstruction runs this guest‑quarters scene and is the instrument that Krag freezes. It converts lived action into stoppable, narratable evidence — allowing Krag to suspend time and impose an interpretation on chaotic behavior.

Before: Active and rendering the reconstructed guest‑quarters encounter (running through a recorded flashback sequence).

After: Program paused/frozen mid‑action under Krag's command, awaiting narration and sequencing of additional simulations.

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