Object

Pulaski's Medical Records and DNA Samples

A comprehensive set of digital medical records and physical DNA samples containing Dr. Katherine Pulaski's personal health data, archived in the Enterprise's medical database. The absence of these vital genetic records becomes a critically important void when Riker and Data search for any viable genetic material that could save Pulaski from rapid cellular degeneration. The sleek interface panels glow under their desperate fingers as they discover the records' sudden inaccessibility or absence, transforming routine documentation into a maddeningly absent lifeline.

3 appearances

Purpose

To document Dr. Pulaski's medical history and preserve biological samples for diagnostic reference and potential treatment needs.

Significance

Represents both the fragility of bureaucratic systems and the desperate measures required when standard protocols fail. Their unavailability forces Riker and Data to abandon conventional solutions, catalyzing their risky alternate plan to save Pulaski. The records symbolize the tension between institutional procedure and frontline crisis response.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E7 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unnatural Selection

The Vanished Blueprint

Pulaski's medical records—normally routine documentation—become the agonizingly absent key to her survival. Their physical absence in the Enterprise's systems transforms them into a bureaucratic ghost, their shipment status flashing on screens like a digital epitaph.

Before: Archived at Starfleet Headquarters

After: Remains inaccessible despite urgent need

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S2E7 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unnatural Selection

DNA Desperation Breaks Riker's Discipline

The records transform from potential salvation to maddening absence—their digital interfaces glow under Riker's fingers as search after search yields nothing, their bureaucratic transfer rendering them infuriatingly intangible despite Federation technological prowess.

Before: Digitally archived but physically absent from Enterprise systems

After: Confirmed stranded en route to Starfleet HQ

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S2E7 · Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unnatural Selection

The Dash for Life

The missing medical records symbolize institutional failure as Riker and Data's exhaustive search proves futile. Their physical absence in Sickbay's systems forces the characters to confront the limitations of Starfleet's bureaucracy during emergencies.

Before: Transferred to Starfleet Headquarters per standard protocol

After: Remains irretrievable, forcing alternative solutions

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