Night Terrors
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| Code | S04E17 (episode 91 overall) |
| Aired | 1991-03-18 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 44631.2 |
| Director | Les Landau (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Story by: Shari Goodhartz (Memory Alpha) Teleplay by: Pamela Douglas (Memory Alpha) & Jeri Taylor (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Alien influence |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
The Enterprise is stranded in a Tyken's rift and its crew, unable to reach REM sleep, hallucinate and turn on each other. Troi, who alone dreams, realises the dreams are a distress call from trapped aliens. She signals them in her sleep, a hydrogen release is detonated, and the ship escapes.
Log entries
Captain's log, Stardate 44631.2. We are proceeding through the rim of an uncharted binary star system, where we may have located the USS Brittain. The missing science vessel failed to arrive at its destination and has not been heard from since a distress call twenty nine days ago.
Captain's log, stardate 44635.8. Four days have passed, but we have made little progress in solving the mystery of the Brittain. I have decided we should return to Starbase two twenty, and to that end, Commander La Forge is rigging the Brittain for towing.
Captain's log, stardate 44639.9. The Enterprise has now been adrift for a total of ten days. We have sent subspace distress calls, but because of our distant location, we cannot expect a response for at least another two weeks.
Acting Captain's log, stardate 44642.1. I have assumed command of the Enterprise at the request of Captain Picard. Our situation is deteriorating. Many of the crew are unable to function and our life support systems are beginning to falter.
Characters (19 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 57 |
| Counselor Deanna Troi | 49 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 47 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 26 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 17 |
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 16 |
| Gillespie | 15 |
| Chief Miles O'Brien | 13 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 12 |
| Hagan | 7 |
| Voice | 7 |
| Keiko O'Brien | 6 |
| Guinan | 5 |
| Peeples | 4 |
| Ensign Rager | 2 |
| Lin | 2 |
| Zaheva | 1 |
| Medic | 1 |
| Security | 1 |
Locations (54 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 16 |
| Sickbay | 8 |
| Nightmare | 6 |
| Ready room | 5 |
| Engineering | 4 |
| Brittain Bridge | 3 |
| Ten Forward | 3 |
| Turbolift | 2 |
| Riker's quarters | 2 |
| O'Brien's quarters | 1 |
| Observation lounge | 1 |
| Corridor | 1 |
| Morgue | 1 |
| Worf's quarters | 1 |
Cast
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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. 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)
Guest stars
- Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien (Keiko O'Brien)
- John Vickery as Andrus Hagan
- Duke Moosekian as Gillespie
- Craig Hurley as Peeples
- Brian Tochi as Lin
- Lanei Chapman as Sariel Rager (Ensign Rager)
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien (Chief Miles O'Brien)
Special guest star
- Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan (Guinan)
Co-star
- Deborah Taylor as Zaheva
Uncredited co-stars
- Anthony as Ten Forward waiter
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Clark, Gerard David, Jr., Val as USS Brattain crewmember (3 performers)
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- George Colucci as security officer
- B.J. Davis as security officer
- Jeremy Doyle as operations ensign
- A. Flores, Margaret Flores, Keith Gearhart, D. Kai, Jeri McBride, Frank Orsatti as sciences officer (6 performers)
- Michele Gerren, Ampy Koran, Ken Lesco, John Rice as civilian (4 performers)
- Kast, Loska, Marin, Debbie Marsh, James McElroy as command officer (5 performers)
- Kim as operations officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Michael Moorehead as sciences ensign
- Moran as USS Brattain sciences officer
- S. Moriarty as Joseph A. Longo
- Teri Noel as operations officer
- Noriko Suzuki as operations ensign
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- Thompson as USS Brattain scientist
- Curt Truman as USS Brattain scientist