A Matter Of Perspective
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Contents (5 sections)
| Code | S03E14 (episode 62 overall) |
| Aired | 1990-02-12 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 43610.4 |
| Director | Cliff Bole (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Ed Zuckerman (Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Riker, Holodeck, Trial & ethics |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
After Doctor Apgar's research station explodes, Tanugan investigator Krag accuses Riker of murder and demands extradition. Picard has the holodeck replay the witnesses' conflicting accounts. The crew shows Apgar's energy converter, not Riker's phaser, caused the blast, so Apgar died trying to kill Riker and Krag withdraws.
Log entries
Captain's log, Stardate 43610.4. After completing a delivery of dicosilium to the Tanuga Four research station, our away team has received an update from Doctor Nel Apgar on his efforts to create Krieger Waves, a potentially valuable new power source.
Captain's log, supplemental. Commander Riker has informed me that Doctor Apgar was the only one aboard the space station when it exploded. We remain in orbit investigating the accident.
Second officer's log, Stardate 43611.6. Programming of the holodeck has taken eighteen hours eleven 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 Doctor Apgar's personal logs, have been included. The recreations will have a nominal eight point seven percent margin of error.
Characters (14 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 76 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 68 |
| Dr Nel Apgar | 41 |
| Chief Investigator Krag | 40 |
| Manua Apgar | 40 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 21 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 21 |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 14 |
| Tayna | 13 |
| Wesley Crusher | 9 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 8 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 7 |
| Computer | 2 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 2 |
Locations (35 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 8 |
| Holodeck - Space Station Lab | 7 |
| Transporter room | 6 |
| Holodeck - Space Station Living quarters | 4 |
| Holodeck - Space Station Guest quarters | 3 |
| Ready room | 2 |
| Holodeck | 2 |
| (untitled) | 1 |
| Corridor | 1 |
| Sickbay | 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 Commander William Riker (Commander William T. Riker)
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf (Lieutenant Worf)
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher (Dr Beverly Crusher)
- 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)
Guest stars
- Craig Richard Nelson as Krag (Chief Investigator Krag)
- Gina Hecht as Manua Apgar (Manua Apgar)
- Mark Margolis as Nel Apgar (Dr Nel Apgar)
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien (Chief Miles O'Brien)
Co-star
- Juli Donald as Tayna
Uncredited co-stars
- Majel Barrett as USS Enterprise -D computer voice
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Sedena Cappannelli as ops ensign
- Debbie Marsh as command officer
- Tim McCormack as Bennett
- Parker McPhinney as art class model
- Keith Rayve as command ensign
- Dan Sachoff as Williams
- Unknown actress as Wright