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Nicknamed "
Die Hard on a Starship" by
Trek fans, this action-packed episode features Picard in a one-man battle with terrorists who invade the evacuated
Enterprise. Stranded on the ship during a baryon sweep (a space-age decontamination procedure with a deadly beam that combs through the entire ship), Picard plays a ruthless game of cat-and-mouse against a well-stocked platoon, armed with little more than a crossbow and his wits. Data provides comic relief in the hilarious opening scenes as he learns small talk tips from a smarmy and garrulous commander (Glenn Morshower). The two excitedly trade trivialities through a cocktail party ("I had no idea anyone could talk about nothing for so long," exclaims an exasperated Riker), but the comedy soon gives way to one of the most ferocious adventures of the series: Picard takes no prisoners. Future
Star Trek: Voyager costar Tim Russ (Tuvok) and
Babylon 5 regular Patricia Tallman (also a busy
Star Trek: TNG stuntwoman) are among the gunmen.
--Sean Axmaker
From the Back Cover
At the Remmler Array, the
Enterprise is evacuated in order to conduct a baryon decontamination sweep. While the seniro officers attend a reception at Arkaria Base on the planet below, Picard (Patrick Stewart) finds an excuse to return to the ship, where he is captured by a band of rogue technicians.
Meanwhile, on Arkaria, the station administrator (Glenn Morshower) leads a coup and the senior officers are taken hostage. While Riker and company devise a plan to subdue their captors, Picard learns that the technicians are planning to steal the ship's highly volatile trilithium resin. Now he must find a way to stop them while simultaneously avoiding the deadly ray of the baryon sweep.
