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Contents (5 sections)
| Code | S05E24 (episode 124 overall) |
| Aired | 1992-05-18 (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Stardate | 45892.4 (the transcript reads 45092.4; Memory Alpha's value is used) |
| Director | David Carson (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Writer | Ronald D. Moore (Wikipedia · Memory Alpha) |
| Arcs | Romulan, Geordi, Ro |
| Transcript | read the transcript |
Synopsis
After a transporter accident, La Forge and Ro are phased by a Romulan experimental device and believed dead. Unseen, they attend their own memorial party and uncover the Romulans' plan to wreck the Enterprise's warp engines. Data's anyon beam makes them visible again.
Characters (16 speaking)
| Character | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 70 |
| Ensign Ro Laren | 58 |
| Lieutenant Commander Data | 52 |
| Captain Jean-Luc Picard | 45 |
| Commander William T. Riker | 38 |
| Brossmer | 25 |
| Mirok | 22 |
| Lieutenant Worf | 15 |
| Varel | 9 |
| Mcdowell | 7 |
| Dr Beverly Crusher | 5 |
| Parem | 3 |
| Romulan | 2 |
| Man | 2 |
| Ensign | 2 |
| Voices | 1 |
Present without dialogue
Characters with no lines who appear according to the cast list or the stage directions.
- Counselor Deanna Troi (cast list, stage directions)
- Ensign Gates (cast list)
Locations (36 scenes)
| Location | Scenes |
|---|---|
| Bridge | 9 |
| Romulan Engineering | 8 |
| Transporter room | 5 |
| Engineering | 4 |
| Corridor | 2 |
| Ten Forward | 2 |
| Sickbay | 1 |
| Crusher's office | 1 |
| Ready room | 1 |
| Shuttlecraft | 1 |
| Crew quarters | 1 |
| Turbolift | 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. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge)
- Michael Dorn as Lt. 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
- Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren (Ensign Ro Laren)
- Thomas Kopache as Mirok
- Susanna Thompson as Varel
- Shelby Leverington as Brossmer
- Brian Cousins as Parem
Co-star
- Kenneth Meseroll as Ensign McDowell
Uncredited co-stars
- K.C. Amos, Grace Harrell, Hunt as operations division officer (3 performers)
- David Keith Anderson as Armstrong
- Arratia as Alfonse Pacelli
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Lena Banks, Steven Bosnyak, Elliot Durant III, Eben Ham, Noriko Suzuki, John Tampoya as operations division ensign (6 performers)
- Cece Bell as command division officer
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Debbie David as Russell
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Cooper as Reel
- Tony Cruz as Lopez
- Denise Deuschle, Gunnel Eriksson, Gina Gallante, Keith Gearhart, Gary Hunter, Brandy Pickett as science division officer (6 performers)
- Lanier Edwards as command division lieutenant
- Melba Gonzalez as command officer
- Linda Harcharic, Christie Haydon, Debbie Marsh, Christina Wegler Miles as command division ensign (4 performers)
- Melanie Hathorn, Rad Milo, Karen Uchizono as civilian (3 performers)
- Arvo Katajisto as Romulan officer
- Judy Lea as sciences officer
- Mark Lentry as lieutenant
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Michael Moorehead as science division ensign
- Randy Pflug as Jones
- Joycelyn Robinson as Gates (Ensign Gates)
- Victor Sein as command division officer
- Louis Van Taylor as musician
- Guy Vardaman as Darien Wallace
- Dru Wagner as Daniels