Following a routine
mission at the Tanuga IV science station, Riker beams
back to the U.S.S. Enterprise moments before Dr. Apgar,
the director of the Starfleet research facility, is
killed in an explosion. A short time later, Chief
Investigator Krag of the Tanugan security force arrives
to take Riker into custody after Apgar's widow, Manua,
and his assistant Tanya accuse the first officer of
threatening Apgar. Picard, however, refuses to release
Riker until reasonable evidence is offered to warrant
his arrest.
Programmed with the testimonies of Riker, Manua, Tanya
and the information in Apgar's personal journal, the
holodeck recreates the events leading up to the fatal
explosion, according to each person's perspective.
Contrary to Riker's claims, the accounts of the other
witnesses indicate that he had tried to seduce Manua and
intimidate Apgar. Although Picard does not believe the
accounts, he admits that the corroborating testimonies
provide Krag with enough evidence for Riker's
extradition.
Meanwhile, Geordi,
Data and Wesley try to determine the cause of a power
drain which occurred as Riker was being transported off
the station, as well as the source of the energy blast
which cause the explosion. Krag's evidence shows that
the energy source came from Riker's position as he was
beaming out, which means he could have fired his phaser
at Apgar as he was departing.
In their
investigation, however, the Science Team finds out that
Apgar had discovered the new source of energy which
Starfleet requested, but hid that fact so that he could
develop it into a weapon that he would sell, at great
personal profit, to the highest bidder. Using a holodeck
recreation, Picard asserts that Apgar was afraid Riker
would tell Starfleet that his work was completed before
the scientist could create the valuable weapon.
Geordi is then able to
prove that Apgar had intended a beam from his energy
source to interfere with Riker's transport, scattering
his cells through space and killing him in what would
appear to be an accident. However, the beam merely
reflected off the transport effect back into the
condenser, causing the explosion and Apgar's subsequent
death. Convinced by the crew's evidence, Krag drops all
charges against Riker. |
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Production: 162
Season: 3 Episode: 14
Air Date: 02.12.1990
Stardate: 43610.4 |
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Patrick Stewart as
Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher |
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Colm Meaney as Miles
O'Brien
Craig Richard Nelson as Krag
Mark Margolis as Dr. Apgar
Gina Hecht as Manua
Juliana Donald as Tanya |
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| In fan polls, this episode
rates among the least liked. |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"A Matter of Perspective"
#40273-162
Written by
Ed Zuckerman
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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FINAL DRAFT
NOVEMBER 27, 1989
STAR TREK: "A Matter of Perspective" -
11/27/89 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"A Matter of Perspective"
CAST
PICARD
KRAG
RIKER
APGAR
DATA
MANUA
BEVERLY
TAYNA
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
WESLEY
O'BRIEN
Non-Speaking
TWO ART STUDENTS
ENSIGN WILLIAMS
LIEUTENANT WRIGHT
NUDE FEMALE MODEL
NURSE
CREWWOMAN
SUPERNUMERARIES
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