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The Big Goodbye

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Contents (6 sections)
Code S01E12 (episode 12 overall)
Aired 1988-01-11 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha)
Stardate 41997.7
Director Joseph L. Scanlan (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha)
Writer Tracy Tormé (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha)
Arcs Holodeck
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Synopsis

Picard plays a Dixon Hill detective program in the holodeck before greeting the Jaradan. After a Jaradan probe passes through the ship, the holodeck controls and exits fail and its characters become dangerous. Wesley and Geordi restore control, and Picard makes the greeting.

Continuity

Log entries

Officer's log, stardate 41997.7 We are about to make a brief but necessary contact with the Jarada, a reclusive, insect-like race known for its idiosyncratic attitude towards protocol. The Jarada demand a precise greeting, in this case from Captain Picard. Their language is most unusual. The slightest mispronunciation is regarded as an insult.

Captain's personal log. I'm entering the ship's holodeck, where images of reality can be created by our computer. Highly useful in crew training, highly enjoyable when used for games and recreation.

Captain's personal log. I'm delighted with how the Holodeck has created the fictional world of Dixon Hill, the twentieth century detective who has been a hero of mine since childhood. The illusion is flawless. The characters I meet are generated by the computer, of course, yet they feel real, they seem real in every way.

Captain's log, supplemental. The Jaradan rendezvous still is eleven hours away. I am about to reenter the world of Dixon Hill, this time properly dressed. An experience like this is more enjoyable when shared, so I've invited our fiction expert, Whalen, to accompany me. Doctor Crusher will join us shortly.

Characters (22 speaking)
Character Lines
Captain Jean-Luc Picard 94
Lieutenant Commander Data 38
Commander William T. Riker 33
Redblock 29
Dr Beverly Crusher 25
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge 21
Leech 19
Mcnary 17
Counselor Deanna Troi 14
Bell 13
Whalen 11
Lieutenant Natasha 'Tasha' Yar 8
Computer 7
Jessica 7
Vendor 7
Wesley Crusher 6
Jaradan 4
Secretary 3
Lieutenant Worf 3
Sergeant 2
Policeman 1
Thug 1

Locations (39 scenes)
Location Scenes
Outside Holodeck 8
Bridge 8
Hill's office 5
Interrogation room 3
Hill's Waiting room 2
Corridor 2
Police station 2
Outside holodeck 2
Hill's Office 2
Ready room 1
Observation Lounge 1
Street 1
Police Station 1
Hall 1

Cast

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