Ro Laren's "homecoming"
is interrupted when Federation ships from the renegade
group the Maquis attack a Cardassian vessel near the
Demilitarized Zone. The U.S.S. Enterprise crew is able
to successfully chase away the vigilantes. However, the
Cardassians, led by Gul Evek, are angered by the growing
threat posed by the Maquis, and promises Cardassia will
take matters into its own hands if the Federation does
not force the Maquis to uphold the peace treaty. Admiral
Nechayev decides to send Ro Laren into the Maquis
community as an undercover operative. Ro is
uncomfortable with the assignment since, as a Bajoran,
she has spent most of her life fighting the Cardassians,
but accepts the mission out of loyalty to Picard.
Ro begins her deception in an alien bar, pretending to
be a fugitive accused of killing a Cardassian, and talks
with a man named Santos, who stuns her with a phaser.
Upon awakening in a Maquis settlement, Ro tells the
group who surrounds her that she sympathizes with their
cause. The Maquis members check her story and, when they
find it to be true, allow her to join the group. Ro soon
bonds with an older man named Macias, who takes her
under his wing. Later, Ro learns that the Maquis suspect
the Cardassians are smuggling biogenic weapons into the
Zone. In order to launch a preemptive strike, the group
will need extra medical supplies, but has none on hand.
Seizing this chance to convince the Maquis of her
loyalty, Ro takes along a skeptical member of the group,
Kalita, in order to raid the Enterprise for the needed
supplies. During the attempt, Picard realizes what Ro is
doing and plays along, and as a result, Ro successfully
convinces the Maquis that she is truly on the group's
side.
Afterward, Ro meets
secretly with Picard and tells him about the Maquis'
suspicions. Picard sees this as the perfect opportunity
to set a trap and lure the entire group into attacking a
false target. However, he senses that Ro is growing
increasingly uncomfortable with her mission, but she
assures him that she will do her duty. She then returns
to the colony and starts planting the misinformation
needed to lure the Maquis. However, her guilt continues
to grow, especially when the group is attacked by a trio
of disguised Cardassians. Macias is killed in the
attack, and tells Ro with his dying breath that she must
take his place in the fight.
Ro meets again with
Picard and tries unsuccessfully to lie to him about the
Maquis' plans. Unsure of her commitment, Picard has
Riker accompany her, posing as her brother. As the
Maquis head for the border, the Enterprise waits to
ambush the group. But at the last moment, Ro grabs a
phaser, points it at Riker, then reveals the
Enterprise's location. The Maquis ships retreat, and Ro
goes with them, asking Riker to tell Picard she is sorry
she let him down. |
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Production: 276
Season: 7 Episode: 24
Air Date: 05.16.1994
Stardate: 47941.7 |
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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 |
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John Franklyn-Robbins as
Macias
William Thomas Jr. as Santos
Shannon Cochran as Kalita
Richard Poe as Gul Evek
Natalija Nogulich as Admiral Nechayev
Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren |
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| Despite phasing out the
"one-piece uniforms" from the first two seasons, this
variant of Starfleet uniform reappeared at least once
every season afterwards. (worn by many "extras" in
season three, used in a video record in season four's
"Identity Crisis", worn by Picard in a nightmare in
season five's "Violations", worn by a duplicate Riker in
season six's "Second Chances" and worn in the past time
frame in season seven's "All Good Things...") |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Preemptive Strike"
(fka "The Good Fight")
#40277-276
Story by
Naren Shankar
Teleplay by
Rene Echevarria
Directed by
Patrick Stewart
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Copyright 1994 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If
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FINAL DRAFT
MARCH 1, 1994
STAR TREK: "Preemptive Strike" - 03/01/94 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Preemptive Strike"
CAST
PICARD ENSIGN RO
RIKER KALITA
DATA MACIAS
BEVERLY NECHAYEV
TROI GUL EVEK
WORF SANTOS
GEORDI
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. SUPERNUMERARIES N.D SETTLERS
STAR TREK: "Preemptive Strike" - 03/01/94 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Preemptive Strike"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE
TEN FORWARD MAQUIS SETTLEMENT
SICKBAY
READY ROOM
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
RO'S QUARTERS
ALIEN BAR
MAQUIS SETTLEMENT
MEETING ROOM
RO'S MAQUIS SHIP
SANTOS' MAQUIS SHIP
STAR TREK: "Preemptive Strike... " - 03/01/94 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Preemptive Strike"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
FORAIGA four-AYE-guh
JUHRYAN juh-RYE-uhn
BULARIAN bull-AIR-ee-un
RONARA ruh-NAH-ruh
JAROS JAW-rohs
HASPERAT HAS-per-uht
TOPIN TOE-pin
HUGORA hugh-GO-ruh
BELAKLAVION bell-uh-KLAV-ee-on
KLAVION KLAV-ee-on
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