Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994): Season 3, Episode 14 - A Matter of Perspective - full transcript

Captain, we have arrived
at Tanuga IV.

The away team has completed
its survey of Dr. Apgar's work

- and is ready to return to the ship.
- Good.

Oh, please. And feel free to examine
the work of the other students too.

DATA:
Hmm.

Ensign Williams' striking style

is heavily influenced
by geometric constructivism.

Lieutenant Wright has effectively fused
the incongruities of the surrealists

with the irrationality of Dadaism.

- Interesting.
- Oh, thank you.

In what way?



While suggesting the free treatment
of form usually attributed to Fauvism,

this quite inappropriately
attempts to juxtapose

the disparate cubistic styles
of Picasso and Léger.

In addition, the use of color
suggests a haphazard mélange

of clashing styles.

Furthermore, the unsettling overtones
of proto-Vulcan influences--

Thank you, Mr. Data.

You are welcome, sir.
If I can be of further assistance--

No. Thank you.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

PICARD:
Captain's log, stardate 43610.4.

After completing a delivery
of dicosilium

to the Tanuga IV research station,

our away team has received
an update from Dr. Nel Apgar



on his efforts
to create Krieger Waves,

a potentially valuable
new power source.

Welcome back, Mr. La Forge.

- Thank you, sir.
- Where's Commander Riker?

He's still down on the station, sir.

Doctor Apgar wanted
to have a word with him.

Any problems?

Not with the scientific part
of the mission, no, sir.

RIKER [OVER COM]:
Riker to Enterprise.

I'm ready to leave now.

I'm sure Commander Riker will be able
to explain everything, captain.

O'BRIEN [OVER COM]: Stand by,
commander. Engaging transport.

[SYSTEMS POWERING DOWN]
[PANEL BEEPING]

Transporter Room to Engineering.
I have a power drain.

Transporter Room,
is Commander Riker aboard?

O'BRIEN: Not yet, captain.
I'm having trouble clearing the signal.

Transporter Room to Bridge.
He's aboard.

Why do you sound
so surprised, Mr. O'Brien?

Well, for a moment, we weren't sure
you left the space station in time.

- In time for what?
- It just exploded, sir.

PICARD:
Space, the final frontier.

These are the voyages
of the starship Enterprise.

Its continuing mission:
to explore strange new worlds,

to seek out new life
and new civilizations,

to boldly go where no one
has gone before.

PICARD:
Captain's log, supplemental.

Commander Riker has informed me
that Dr. Apgar was the only one

aboard the space station
when it exploded.

We remain in orbit,
investigating the accident.

I've gone through
the whole system, captain.

I can't find any malfunction
in the transporter,

or nothing that would cause
an explosion like that.

Why was there a power drain
before transport?

O'BRIEN:
I don't know, sir.

I shall want an answer to that.
I'm sure the Tanugans will too.

O'BRIEN:
Yes, sir.

Captain, the radiation and debris
are consistent

with an overload
of the station's reactor core.

Were there any indications
of reactor-core problems

- while you were on the station?
- No, sir.

Number One?

Mr. La Forge indicated that this
was not an entirely routine mission.

It's a long story, sir.

But I'm sure it doesn't have
anything to do with this accident.

Captain, Chief Investigator Krag
of the Tanugan security force

requests permission
to beam aboard.

Granted. Will you escort him
to the Bridge, Mr. Worf?

WORF:
Aye, sir.

Perhaps you had better tell me
as much as possible

prior to his arrival, Number One.

WORF: I'm Lieutenant Worf,
head of ship's security.

I will take you to the captain.

PICARD: Chief investigator,
welcome to the Enterprise.

I'm Captain Picard.

This is my first officer,
Commander William Riker.

Commander Riker, I am here
to take you into custody.

Custody? On what charge?

Suspicion of murder.

Murder? Now, wait a minute,
you can't come--

Chief investigator, we are perfectly
willing to cooperate with you--

Then release the prisoner
for transportation to the planet.

Let's continue
this discussion in private.

Uh, Number One,
you have the Bridge.

Just what is the evidence
against my officer?

Two witnesses have come forward

to describe Commander Riker's
threats against Dr. Apgar.

Threats?

I'm aware there was
a private conversation between them.

Apparently it was much more
than just a private conversation.

But he will be given a chance
to prove his innocence.

Investigator, in our system
of jurisprudence,

a man is innocent until proved guilty.

In ours, he is guilty
until he is proved innocent,

and you are under our jurisdiction.

If I understand Federation regulations
on this matter,

and I just happened
to look them up before--

I am aware
of Federation regulations, sir.

And if you investigate them further,

you will find the captain decides
if extradition is warranted.

Are you saying it is not?

I am saying if there is
sufficient cause to warrant a trial,

I will release my officer
into your custody.

Would you say that you are close
to your first officer, captain?

That question is irrelevant here.

Really, captain,
you cannot believe that.

How can I expect a fair
and impartial decision?

- I must protect the rights of my officer.
- I can appreciate that.

But you will do it
on the planet, not here.

After all, what if you were suddenly
to decide to leave this star system?

You have my word
as a Starfleet officer that I will not.

Unacceptable.

Captain, you will turn him over to me
for interrogation now.

Interrogate him here.

We must re-create, step by step,
moment by moment,

all the events leading
to the explosion.

We will require access
to all the witnesses,

as well as the data
from the lab's ground computers.

It would be impossible
to accomplish here.

Perhaps not. Mr. Data,
will you report to my Ready Room?

DATA [OVER COM]:
Aye, sir.

We may be able to assist you
in re-creating these events.

Commander Data,
this is Chief Inspector Krag.

Commander, by taking testimony
from the away team

and from witnesses
provided by the investigator,

would it be possible
to program the holodeck

to re-create what happened
on the science station?

It would require construction
and design specifications,

full orthographic representations
of the Krieger equipment,

as well as visual representations

and voice analyses
of the persons involved.

But it is possible.

Very well.
Arrangements will be made

to provide you
with all available information.

I shall return shortly
with our witnesses.

Commander, will you escort
Investigator Krag

to Transporter Room 3?

Ensign Crusher, Mr. La Forge,

we are going to re-create the
research station here on the holodeck.

I want you to work with
Commander Data on the preparations.

In addition, Commander La Forge
and Commander Riker,

I want you to give the computer
detailed depositions

of everything you saw, everything
you heard while you were on board.

Counselor, I want you to assist me
during this inquiry.

My decision about the extradition
will be based on the evidence

presented during these re-creations.

Captain.

May I have a word with you?

Under the circumstances,
Number One,

I think that would be inappropriate.

DATA: Second officer's log,
stardate 43611.6.

Programming of the holodeck
has taken 18 hours, 11 minutes,

and is now complete.

All participants
have entered their depositions.

Technical schematics
and complete records

from the lab's ground computers,

as well as Dr. Apgar's personal logs,
have been included.

The re-creations will have
a nominal 8.7 percent margin of error.

Is there anything you'd like to say
before we begin, Number One?

Just this: I'm not a murderer.

I went to the Tanugan lab as
an official representative of Starfleet.

I acted accordingly.

I was there to evaluate
Dr. Apgar's progress

in the development
of a Krieger Wave converter.

That's all I was interested in.

Computer.

Load deposition program Riker 1.

Run the simulation.

Dr. Apgar,
I'm Commander William Riker.

Lieutenant Commander
Geordi La Forge.

My assistant, Tayna.
Well, let's get on with it, shall we?

Let's not be in such a hurry, dear.

Perhaps our guests
would care for some refreshments.

My wife, Manua.

RIKER:
A pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Apgar.

If you're prepared to start, so are we.

Of course I'm prepared.

All right, why don't you give me
an overview of your research

while Mr. La Forge and your assistant
take a look at the experimental data?

Fine, whatever. I must say,
commander, I resent this early arrival.

Starfleet will get its converter.
I've had a few setbacks, that's all.

We're not here
to pressure you, doctor.

We just want an update
on your progress.

Tayna, show the commander's
assistant whatever he wants to see.

Give him full access to our records.

TAYNA:
Yes, doctor. If you'll come with me.

Our lambda-field generator
is on the planet,

since it requires a minimum
of 5000 kilometers

- for the field to collimate.
- Really, darling, you're being rude.

After all, Commander Riker is willing

to sit through all your prattle
about Krieger Waves.

Let's have a drink, commander,
and we'll hear all about Krieger Waves.

- To your success, doctor.
APGAR: Mm-hm.

Riker, what is Starfleet
doing here, anyway?

My delivery wasn't scheduled
for another three months.

Well, we were in this sector
on another mission,

and since you had already contacted
Starfleet about additional dicosilium,

it seemed like a good opportunity.

How interesting.
Tell us about this other mission.

Oh, it's just a study
of a protostar cloud.

The Enterprise
will be back tomorrow.

The Enterprise just left you here?

We didn't want
to inconvenience you.

We've made arrangements
for quarters.

Oh, I won't hear of such a thing.

Commander, I insist you
and Mr. La Forge stay with us.

- I hardly think--
- I know that you would prefer

to be left alone
with your very important work,

but I, for one,
am glad for the company.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

Good.

I must apologize for
my husband's lack of social graces.

He may be one of the great
scientific minds in the galaxy,

but he does come up
a bit short in other areas.

Wait a moment. Stop.

Computer, freeze program.

Then it's your testimony
that it was Mrs. Apgar's idea

for you to spend the night
aboard the space station.

It's my testimony and it's the truth.

Resume program.

Our guest quarters aren't luxurious,

but I've tried to make this room
warm and inviting.

I'll be very comfortable, thank you.
Good night.

[MANUA CHUCKLES]

The environmental controls
are over here.

I'm sure I'll find everything I need.

And the door shuts
by touching this panel.

- Mrs. Apgar...
- This is my sanctuary.

Privacy is very important
on a small station.

I'm left alone here, often for hours.

It's late. I am tired.

[MANUA CHUCKLES]

Are you still tired, commander?

Ma'am, excuse me.
I really think that you ought to leave.

I knew I'd find you with him.

Did you think I didn't notice
how you looked at him?

- I'm not the fool you take me for.
RIKER: Doctor...

MANUA:
Ah!

Doctor, believe me,
this has been a terrible mistake.

You won't get away with this,
I'll see to it. I swear I will, Riker.

Freeze program.

I didn't see Dr. Apgar
until the following morning,

when he asked to see me alone.

Commander La Forge
returned to the Enterprise.

Resume program.

I suppose
if I make a formal complaint,

your report on my work
won't be very good.

Doctor, this is going to have
no impact on my report.

It was a misunderstanding
of the worst kind.

We can straighten the entire thing out
if you would ask Mrs. Apgar to join us.

My wife and my assistant
have transported down to the planet.

What are you going to put
in your report, Riker?

That there is no justification

for all the extra dicosilium
I've requested?

That is why they sent you early,
isn't it?

- Doctor, I--
- I can explain why I needed it.

They have no idea
what my problems are.

- There are explanations for all of it.
- I don't need explanations.

Then we have nothing further
to say to each other.

I'll tell my captain
to expect your grievance.

Do that.

Riker to Enterprise.
I'm ready to leave now.

O'BRIEN [OVER COM]:
Stand by, commander.

- Engaging transport.
- Freeze program.

Then I returned to the Enterprise.

And you have nothing further
to add, commander?

Nothing about firing a phaser?

I never fired a phaser
on the science station.

That's odd. Very odd.

Captain Picard,
is it not true that your sensors

detected an energy drain just
as Commander Riker began transport?

That's correct.

KRAG:
Have you been able to explain it?

PICARD:
Not to my knowledge.

We have.

Our readings are quite clear about it.

Information retrieved
from the lab's ground computers

indicate that a focused
energy pulse was fired

just as Commander Riker
began transport.

Furthermore, by analyzing the angle
and trajectory,

we have determined that it came
from the very spot

Commander Riker was standing.

So then, will you allow me to show you
my re-creation of the end of this story?

A speculation, if you will.

Computer, run hypothetical Krag 1.

Riker to Enterprise.
I'm ready to leave now.

O'BRIEN [OVER COM]: Stand by,
commander. Engaging transport.

KRAG:
Freeze program.

Three seconds later
the space station exploded.

LA FORGE: The Tanugans are right.
Something was fired

at the reactor core
just before transport.

The energy signature would seem
to indicate a phaser-like blast.

It wasn't the commander's phaser,
it couldn't have been.

There's another answer,
we're just not seeing it.

Was there anything else in the lab

capable of creating
this kind of energy discharge?

Not that I saw.

Besides, how do you account
for the fact

that it came from Commander Riker's
exact position?

Damn it,
I should have stayed with him.

Commander.

Sensors indicate a radiation burst
on Deck 39, outside Cargo Bay 12.

- Source?
- Unknown, sir.

Computer, identify type of radiation.

COMPUTER: Emission is not
consistent with any known radiation.

It is subsiding, sir.

WESLEY:
What kind of radiation could do this?

- Make any sense to you?
- I don't recognize it.

Not even the main deflector
puts out that kind of spillage.

- Where would it be coming from?
- I don't know, Wes.

But whatever it is, it's capable
of putting a hole in solid duranium.

In a sense,
we have already met Mrs. Apgar,

so we shall dispense
with introductions.

Mrs. Apgar, do you understand
the purpose of this hearing?

We understand how difficult
this will be for you.

If you need a recess,
please don't hesitate to ask.

PICARD: Would you like to make
a statement before we begin?

No.

I just know he did it.
He killed my husband.

Computer,
load Manua Simulation 1.

Run program.

If you greet them
with such a long face,

they're going to assume something
is wrong with the experiment.

I just need time. A little more time.

I'm certain they'll give you
all the time you need

if you'd just show a little charm.

You do that so much better
than I do.

Manua, someday I'll be able
to reward you for all your patience.

I'll get you everything
you ever dreamed of.

I have all the reward I need.
Now, go on. I'll be right in.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

Dr. Apgar?
I'm Commander William Riker.

Lieutenant Commander
Geordi La Forge.

My assistant, Tayna.
Well, let's get on with it, shall we?

Don't be in such a hurry, dear.

Perhaps our guests
would like some refreshment.

- My wife, Manua.
- A pleasure to meet you, Manua.

APGAR: I'm anxious to get started.
- If you wish.

I must say, I resent
your early arrival, commander.

I have much work to do.

Doctor, I'll do everything in my power

to make this as painless as possible
for both of us.

Do you assist your husband
in his work?

Oh, dear, no, I'm no scientist.

No, neither am I.

But I find this all fascinating,
don't you?

Mr. La Forge,
why don't you take a look

at the doctor's experimental data?
Later, you can give me an overview.

Fine, whatever. Starfleet will get
its Krieger Wave converter.

These things take time.
I've had a few setbacks, that's all.

RIKER: Doctor, I'm not trying
to put pressure on you.

I'm sure my report
will only underscore the need

for continued support
of your research.

Mm-hm.
Tayna, I'll call up the records.

Show the commander's assistant
whatever he wants to see.

Yes, doctor. If you'll come with me.

Our field generator is on the planet

since it requires
a minimum of 5000 kilometers

- for the field to collimate.
LA FORGE: Hmm.

Darling, let Tayna take care of that.

I'm sure Commander Riker
wants to hear

how close you are
to a breakthrough.

I'll pour the two of you a drink

and you can talk
all about Krieger Waves.

Commander.

- To success.
- Success.

Well, in a way,
I suppose it's good that you're early.

Manua's right, it, uh,
gives me a chance

to show you the progress
we've been making.

I would appreciate it
if Commander La Forge and I

could stay here
until the Enterprise returns.

Uh, it's a little inconvenient.

It would help
to accelerate the process.

Well, if you wish, commander.

Now, uh, where shall I start?

Well, first of all,
you should know that I am very close

to being able
to collimate a Krieger field.

- Our guest quarters are quite modest.
RIKER: Very charming.

It has your touch.

The station is small
and we don't often have guests,

- so I use this as my sanctuary.
- Who do you need sanctuary from?

[MANUA CHUCKLES]

The environmental controls
are here.

[MANUA SIGHS]

Commander, please.
It's late and I'm tired.

A man more interested
in Krieger Waves

than a lovely woman like you.
How is that possible?

My husband is one
of the greatest minds in the galaxy,

and we love each other very much--
Please, don't.

RIKER: It must be very lonely.
A princess in a very high tower.

Please, my husband
will be looking for me.

- Your sanctuary, remember?
- Commander, don't, please.

She's lying. That never happened.

- Freeze program.
- Please--

Captain, you know
I would never act like that.

Commander Riker.

This isn't me.
I wasn't the one who closed the door.

I didn't proposition her,
and I certainly didn't try to rape her.

Why are you doing this?

It's exactly what happened.

Will, come on, sit down.

Resume program.

Please.

I knew you'd try this, Riker.

Do you think I didn't notice
how you looked at her?

I'm not the fool you take me for.

[APGAR GRUNTS]

You won't get away with this.
Your career is over.

I'll see to it. I swear I will, Riker.

If you report this, you'll be making
a terrible mistake, doctor.

A terrible mistake.

Freeze program.

Your career was safe.

He was a scientist.

In another day,
some fascinating bit of technical trivia

would have distracted him.

He would have forgotten about you
and his complaint to Starfleet.

Excuse me.

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

We'll, um...

We'll take a short recess.

Why would she lie like that?

She was lying. You could tell.

Will, I didn't sense
any deception from her.

- Then you think that I--?
- No, no, of course not.

I know you. You don't have
to convince me of anything.

We can't both be telling the truth.

It is the truth,
as each of you remembers it.

But her version puts a noose
around my neck.

This is healing beautifully.

I think you can work on
strengthening those muscles again.

WORF [OVER COM]:
Security to Dr. Crusher. Evacuate.

[ALARM BLARING]

Repeat, evacuate.

Radiation emissions
are indicated in Sickbay.

This is definitely the same radiation
that penetrated Deck 309.

Highly focused, very powerful,
but of unknown origin.

If this should happen
near the engine core

or the antimatter containment tanks,
we'll be in big trouble, captain.

Do you have any theories?

Captain, Data's noticed something
that's too strange to be a coincidence.

The two radiation events
aboard the Enterprise

occurred five hours,
20 minutes and three seconds apart.

The science station exploded yesterday
at almost four times that interval.

There's a .0014-second variance
we haven't been able to explain yet.

So you're saying
there's a connection

between the radiation bursts
and the explosion?

We do not have the evidence
to support that conclusion

at this time, commander.

If they're right, we should be able
to predict the next event.

We're expecting it
in just over five hours.

Well, take every precaution
to protect the ship's vital areas.

If we haven't identified the source
before the next time interval

we'll leave orbit.

If you perceive any further danger,
advise me immediately.

We'll figure it out for you,
commander.

After the fight,
Dr. Apgar came to find me.

He was very upset.

And he told you what happened?

Yes, he told me everything
that happened.

Based on Tayna's deposition,

we have re-created the incident
in Commander Riker's quarters

as Dr. Apgar described it to her.

- Computer--
- Inspector. Inspector, this is hearsay.

- She wasn't a witness to this incident.
- But Dr. Apgar is dead.

Her statement is admissible
according to Tanugan law,

and I insist you consider it.

Well...

We'll watch this evidence
and we'll weigh it accordingly.

Computer, run Tayna Simulation 3.

I knew I'd find
the two of you together.

Do you think I didn't notice
how you were looking at each other?

I'm not the fool you take me for.

[RIKER GRUNTING]

I'm going to report this, Riker.
You can count on that.

You're a dead man, Apgar.
A dead man.

Freeze program.

And then Dr. Apgar
came to find you?

- Yes.
- Run Tayna Simulation 4.

I want you to take Manua

and beam down
to Tanuga immediately.

But, doctor, if he threatened you,
you shouldn't stay.

I'm not leaving him here alone.
He's capable of anything.

I've got to protect our work.

- I'll contact the authorities.
- No.

I'll take care of that.

Doctor, be careful.

It'll be all right. Go on.

KRAG:
Freeze program.

- Then what happened?
- I left the station with Manua.

The next day, when I heard
the station had exploded,

I knew what had happened.
He'd killed Dr. Apgar.

Thank you. You are excused.

Captain, I have established motive,
method and opportunity.

In any court in the Federation,
that is sufficient

to warrant the extradition
of the accused.

I await your decision forthwith.

- I don't see any alternative. Do you?
- We both know Will's innocent.

Of course he's innocent.

But as a Starfleet captain,
I can't allow myself the luxury

of yielding to personal feelings.

The evidence warrants a trial.
I'll have to allow extradition.

Do you think there is enough evidence
to prove his innocence?

No.

DATA [OVER COM]: Captain,
I believe we have found the source

of the radiation.

- Can you join us on the Bridge?
- Acknowledged.

As you know, captain,
we are looking for a phenomenon

that reoccurs every five hours,
20 minutes and three seconds.

The interval
between radiation bursts.

We have found one such phenomenon
on the planet's surface.

It's the field generator that Apgar used
during his research.

When it's fully charged
it automatically emits an energy pulse,

and then takes five hours, 20 minutes
and three seconds to recharge itself.

It must have been left on
after the explosion at the lab.

But why would a generator be
affecting the Enterprise in this way?

It should not be. It is a harmless
lambda-field generator.

But we knew that somehow
it was related to our radiation bursts,

and then the pieces
just started falling together.

We now know
what is causing the bursts,

and why the science station
exploded, sir.

And we also know
who killed Dr. Apgar.

Chief inspector,
we've watched these events

replayed over and over again,

and I am impressed
and admittedly dismayed,

by the body of evidence
against Commander Riker.

But isn't it remarkable,
that with all the witnesses,

all the different points of view
of the events aboard the space station,

we haven't seen
what really happened?

I do not understand.

Ah. Allow me, with the help
of Mr. La Forge, to explain.

Computer, load Manua Program 1,

time index 1441.

Play program.

Fine, whatever. Starfleet will get
its Krieger Wave converter.

These things take time.
I've had a few setbacks, that's all.

PICARD:
Freeze.

Mrs. Apgar, this is taken
from your deposition.

It would seem to suggest
that your husband

had failed to create Krieger Waves.

Yes, but he was very close
to a breakthrough.

He said he needed more time.
He was upset by our early arrival.

But in fact, I maintain that he had
already made that breakthrough

and that he was lying to us.

On what basis?

For the last several hours,
the Enterprise has been experiencing

unusual radiation bursts.

We've identified them
as Krieger Waves.

Krieger Waves?
But that's impossible. From where?

From right here, inside the holodeck.

PICARD: We have re-created your
science lab in every conceivable detail.

Essentially, what was
in the original lab is here.

Including the Krieger Wave converter
that Dr. Apgar claimed didn't work.

Except it does work.

Your field generator
down on the planet's surface

has been sending out
harmless energy charges,

which this facsimile had been
converting into Krieger Waves.

But the holodeck
can't create anything dangerous.

Well, it didn't.

When you get down to basics,
the converter is nothing more

than a complex series of mirrors
and reflective coils.

The energy from the field generator
down on the planet

simply reflects off of elements
in the converter,

which turns it into
highly focused Krieger Waves.

And those same waves
have been randomly striking

different areas of our ship
as we orbit the planet

and our angle
to the generator changes.

Why would Dr. Apgar lie
about his success?

Computer, run Manua Program 1,
time index 1438.

Manua, someday I'll be able
to reward you for all your patience.

I'll get you everything
you ever dreamed of.

I have all the reward I need.

Freeze program.
Computer, run Riker Program 2,

time index 1610.

- To your success, doctor.
- And the rewards that come with it.

PICARD:
Freeze.

I never said that.

Nevertheless, it seems clear
that your husband

was motivated to earn the rewards
that pleased you, Mrs. Apgar.

What's wrong with that?

Well, he wouldn't have
earned great profits

from his dealings with Starfleet.

We were only interested
in a new power source.

But if he could turn this
into a weapon,

it would be worth a lot
to the Romulans, the Ferengi,

and a few others.

Now, Dr. Apgar had been ordering
extra dicosilium for months.

That's a pretty good indication

that he was trying
to create larger reflective coils.

And when the away team
arrived early,

he must have been worried that
Starfleet was becoming suspicious.

He needed more time
to finish his work.

Apgar said that
in each of the three versions.

No doubt, he was afraid

that Commander Riker
might learn the truth

and cut off his support prematurely.

Discovering Commander Riker
with his wife didn't help matters.

I submit he decided
to murder Commander Riker.

- Ridiculous.
- Is it?

Computer, run Tayna Program 4,

time index 1814.

- I'll contact the authorities.
- No. I'll take care of that.

PICARD:
Freeze.

Tayna, what exactly
is Apgar doing here?

Activating the generator
on the planet.

And why would he do that?

Maybe he was going to work
on the converter. I don't know.

Or maybe he was already
thinking ahead

to his next confrontation
with Commander Riker.

Computer, play Riker Program 4,
time index 2041.

What are you going
to put in your report, Riker?

That there's no justification

for all the extra dicosilium
I've requested?

That is why
they sent you early, isn't it?

- Doctor--
- I can explain why I needed it.

They have no idea
what my problems are.

- There are explanations for it all--
- I don't need explanations.

PICARD:
Freeze.

To Apgar, this must have seemed

as though Commander Riker
were confirming his worst fears.

And I believe it was now
that he finally decided to kill him.

KRAG:
You forget, Picard.

We know that the energy pulse
which blew up the reactor

originated from Commander Riker's
position, not Dr. Apgar's.

Hmm. We are hypothesizing that
Dr. Apgar energized the converter

at the moment
of Commander Riker's beam-out,

hoping to make his death
look like a transporter accident.

But something went wrong.

The energy pulse
hit the transporter beam

and reflected back to the reactor,
which caused the explosion.

An interesting hypothesis,
but impossible to prove.

Not really. We know
that the field generator on the planet

has been repeating a discharge
ever since the explosion.

The intervals are like clockwork,

except the explosion
occurred .0014 seconds

after the initial discharge.

And the only explanation
for that variance

is the time it would take
the energy pulse to bounce back

from the transporter beam
to the reactor.

We've arranged a demonstration
to illustrate.

Mr. La Forge,
I think it's about time, isn't it?

Computer, load program La Forge 1.

Coordinate auto-engage
time sequence.

The next discharge
from the field generator

is scheduled to occur
in just a few moments.

And we've aligned
the holodeck program

to re-create the final events
as Commander Riker described them.

Only this time, our facsimile
will automatically process

the energy charge
from the planet and reflect it,

just as the original converter did
before the explosion.

And if we're correct
we'll know it instantly.

COMPUTER: Auto-engage
time sequence synchronized.

Then we have nothing further
to say to each other.

I'll tell my captain
to expect your grievance.

Do that.

Riker to Enterprise.
I'm ready to leave now.

O'BRIEN [OVER COM]: Stand by,
commander. Engaging transport.

Dr. Apgar killed himself during
his attempt to kill Commander Riker.

Based on this new evidence,

I withdraw my request
for Commander Riker's extradition.

Commander, my apologies.

Number One, have we any further
business in the Tanuga system?

Not that I know of. I'd be
more than willing to put it behind me.

Then perhaps you would
do me the pleasure

- of getting this ship underway.
- With pleasure, sir.

Ensign Crusher, set course
for Emila Il, warp 3.

- Course laid in, sir.
- Engage.