Where Silence Has Lease
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Contents (5 sections)
| Code | S02E02 (episode 28 overall) |
| Aired | 1988-11-28 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 42193.6 |
| Director | Winrich Kolbe (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Jack B. Sowards (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Alien influence |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
The Enterprise is trapped in a void by Nagilum, a being that wants to understand death; it stages illusions and kills a crewman, saying it needs a third to half of the crew, until Picard's auto-destruct bluff makes it release the ship.
Log entries
Captain's log, Stardate 42193.6. We are on a long reach toward the Morgana Quadrant, a section of the galaxy which has yet to be visited by a manned Federation vessel. We are using the time to further detail the charts of this region.
Captain's log, supplemental. While exploring a strange void in space without any form of matter or energy, we have apparently moved past its outer boundary and entered it. After a brief disruption, our ship's communications have returned to normal.
Captain's log, supplemental. We remain like a fly in amber, trapped in the void. We have encountered a vessel which appears to be the USS Yamato. All its systems are shown as functioning, yet it seems devoid of life. Commander Riker is leading an away team. Hopefully, the answer lies over there.
Captain's log, Stardate 42194.7. It is obvious that whatever we have met sees no value in our kind of life form. How do we fight something that both is and is not there?
Characters (12 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 117 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 80 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 48 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 36 |
| Wesley Crusher | 17 |
| Dr Katherine Pulaski | 17 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 16 |
| Nagilum | 15 |
| Haskell | 12 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 11 |
| Computer | 11 |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 10 |
Locations (28 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 11 |
| Transporter room | 4 |
| USS Yamato corridor | 3 |
| Engineering | 2 |
| Holodeck | 1 |
| USS Yamoto Bridge | 1 |
| USS Yamato Bridge Two | 1 |
| USS Yamato Bridge | 1 |
| USS Yamato - Bridge | 1 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Picard's quarters | 1 |
| Ready room | 1 |
Cast
From Memory Alpha. Linked where the credit could be matched to a transcript label.
Starring
- Patrick Stewart as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Captain Jean-Luc Picard)
- Jonathan Frakes as Cmdr. William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi (Counselor Deanna Troi)
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data (Lieutenant Commander Data)
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher (Wesley Crusher)
Special appearance by
- Diana Muldaur as Doctor Pulaski (Dr Katherine Pulaski)
Guest star
- Earl Boen as Nagilum
Co-stars
- Charles Douglass as Haskell
- Colm Meaney as Transporter Chief
Uncredited co-stars
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- James G. Becker as Youngblood
- Dexter Clay as operations officer
- Jeffrey Deacon as command officer
- Steve Kelso as insectoid opponent
- Tim McCormack as Bennett
- Jan Shultz as skull-faced opponent
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace