Toughguy's Concealed Gun

A compact, metal-framed handgun carried for one-handed concealment; short barrel, tight grip, and a matte finish that drinks light. The weapon produces a sudden, close-range muzzle flash and a single lethal crack when fired, its recoil barely registering on the assailant as he uses it to clear a path. Worf and Data hear the shot and surge toward the plaza; Beverly recoils as the assailant seizes her and vanishes in a second burst of light while the firearm remains clenched in his hand. The plaza's panic pivots around the gun's single, decisive report.

6 appearances

Purpose

To deliver immediate, close-range lethal force for coercion and to neutralize opposition during an abduction.

Significance

Functions as the catalytic instrument that shifts the scene from rescue to abduction: the shot kills or disables a guard, enables the seizure of Beverly, escalates panic, and injects a political and tactical constraint into Starfleet's response.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

6 moments

S2E19 · Manhunt

Crisp Bills, Concealed Barrel

A compact concealed handgun is pressed into Picard's back by the assailant to coerce information about Slade Bender. It functions as the immediate instrument of threat and, after Picard's defensive move, is used to fire the lethal shot that escalates the scene from intimidation to attempted murder.

Before: Hidden beneath the assailant's grey suit jacket, not visible to Picard; in the assailant's possession while he leans, lights a cigarette, and waits.

After: Fired at close range; remains in the assailant's control at the moment of the gunshot (scene cuts on Picard's astonishment).

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Chandlerland Ambush — Picard Shot Point‑Blank

A small, concealed handgun is the instrument of immediate threat: the attacker draws it from beneath his grey jacket, presses the barrel against Picard's ribs to coerce information, then thrusts it into his belly and fires at close range, abruptly converting verbal menace into lethal action.

Before: Hidden beneath the toughguy's grey suit jacket, concealed from view and used initially as a coercive threat.

After: Fired at point‑blank range; remains in the assailant's control (scene ends on Picard's reaction and FADE OUT).

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Holodeck Shatters: Real Blood in Chandlerland

The concealed handgun is the instrument of apparent threat: earlier claimed to have been fired, it is then physically swung and used as a bludgeon to strike Picard in the head. Its presence converts the encounter from simulated posturing into immediate physical danger and anchors the question of holodeck safety.

Before: Concealed under the thug's jacket and in the assailant's possession, functioning as the perceived weapon.

After: The scene does not specify its final disposition; it remains associated with the knocked‑out assailant (possession effectively unchanged on-screen, not shown recovered).

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Bloodied Exit — Persona as a Shield

The concealed handgun is invoked as the instrument of apparent violence: the thug claims to have fired it, Picard states it misfired, and then the thug wields it as a blunt object—swinging it and striking Picard on the temple, producing a real wound that punctures the holodeck's presumed safety.

Before: Concealed beneath the thug's jacket, in the thug's possession and ready (but presumed non-lethal due to holodeck safety).

After: Remains with the unconscious thug after Picard knocks him out; used as a melee implement rather than a functioning firearm in this exchange.

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S2E19 · Manhunt

Dixon Hill: Calm Hand on a Loaded Moment

A concealed handgun is strongly implied when Slade reaches beneath his coat; it serves narratively as the threat vector that forces Picard into a physical restraint and immediate de-escalation, though the weapon is not drawn or fired in the scene.

Before: Concealed beneath Slade's coat (implied).

After: Remains concealed/unexposed as Slade does not draw it after Picard intervenes.

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S2E19 · Manhunt

One Last Round — Confessions at Rex's

The concealed handgun functions as implied menace: Slade reaches under his coat as Riker and Data enter, producing a spike of tension that Picard physically checks; the gun is a silent threat that never discharges but shapes the scene's interpersonal stakes.

Before: Concealed beneath Slade's coat, not brandished but implicitly present.

After: Remains concealed; Slade does not draw or fire it after being restrained by Picard.

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