| Star Trek: TNG episode | |
| "Clues" | |
 Picard tries to figure out Data's secret in "Clues". |
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| Episode no. | 87 |
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| Prod. code | 188 |
| Airdate | February 11, 1991 |
| Writer(s) | Bruce D. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Arthurs(Story) Joe Menosky(Teleplay) Bruce D. Joe Menosky is a television writer known for his work on the various Star Trek series Arthurs(Teleplay) |
| Director | Les Landau |
| Guest star(s) | Colm Meaney Rhonda Aldrich Pamela Winslow Whoopi Goldberg |
| Year | 2367 |
| Stardate | 44502. A television director directs the activities involved in making a Television Episode. Les Landau is a Television director, Film director and Film producer best known for his work in Star Trek The Next Generation, Colm J Meaney ( Irish: Colm Ó Maonaigh; first name ˈkɒləm born 30 May, 1953) is an Irish actor widely known for playing Pamela Winslow is an Actress who appeared in Film and Television roles in the early 1990s Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Stardates are a means of specifying absolute dates in the fictional Star Trek universe. 7 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Devil's Due" |
| Next | "First Contact" |
"Clues" is the 87th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the 14th episode of the show's fourth season. This is the complete episode listing for Star Trek The Next Generation. " Devil's Due " is an episode of the Science fiction Television series Star Trek The Next Generation. "First Contact" is the 88th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek The Next Generation and the 15th episode of the show's fourth season A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Star Trek The Next Generation ( STTNG or TNG) is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science fiction television program created by Gene Roddenberry It was first broadcast on February 11, 1991. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In this episode, the crew of the Federation Starfleet starship USS Enterprise become suspicious and mistrustful of Operations Officer Lt. This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe A starship is a theoretical Spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for Orbital spaceflight or Interplanetary The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D (or Enterprise -D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century Starship Commander Data when it appears he is trying to deceive them. Lieutenant Commander Data, played by actor Brent Spiner, is a character in the Star Trek Fictional universe. The episode has an average rating of 4. 3/5 on the official Star Trek website (as of September 3, 2007). Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [1]
Plot
The Enterprise investigates a T Tauri class star system with a single Class M planet picked up on long range sensor scan near Ngame Nebula. T Tauri stars ( TTS) are a class of variable Stars named after their prototype – T Tauri. A Class M planet is a fictional classification of a Planet in the Science fiction franchise Star Trek. As they approach the planet, the ship encounters a wormhole and everyone except Lt. In Physics, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of Spacetime that is fundamentally a 'shortcut' through Space and Time Commander Data loses consciousness.
After the crew recovers, Data informs Captain Jean-Luc Picard that they were unconscious for 30 seconds; however, the ship's First Officer Commander William Riker notices that navigational readouts indicate a much longer period of travel, perhaps an entire day. Starfleet ranks and insignia are fictional titles and badges that form the Hierarchy of Starfleet in the Star Trek television shows and movies Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character primarily portrayed by Patrick Stewart. While executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an Organization, the exact meaning of the role is variable First Officer William Thomas Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes, is a main character on the Science-fiction Television series Star Trek The Data quickly offers the explanation that the helm instrumentation may have been thrown off by the wormhole, and adds that wormholes are quite common in T-Tauri type systems. He advises that the ship not return to the area, due to the danger of the wormhole, and recommends that a probe be launched instead. Picard follows his advice, but as the probe approaches the system its sensors initially seem to indicate a frozen gas giant, not the class M planet indicated by the original long range scan. A gas giant (sometimes also known as a Jovian planet after the planet Jupiter, or giant planet) is a large Planet that is not primarily Again, Data offers the explanation that this irregularity is due to the effect of the wormhole, and Picard accepts this.
However, Enterprise's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Beverly Crusher soon comes to the Captain with an odd and unusual puzzle. Doctor Beverly Crusher (born Beverly Howard) played by actress Gates McFadden, was a character on the Star Trek The Next Generation It seems that some Diomedian scarlet moss she was growing in the science lab grew much more than it should have given the period of time it had supposedly incubated. Next, the ship's Chief of Security Lt. Worf shows up in Sick bay with a sore wrist, and Crusher is stunned to find that it has been broken within the last 48 hours and expertly reset by a medical professional. This article describes the Starfleet organization in the Star Trek universe for other uses see Starfleet (disambiguation In the Fictional universe Worf, played by Michael Dorn, is a Main character in both Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Sick bay is a nautical term for the compartment in a Ship used for medical purposes Worf has no memory of the injury. Realizing that the Enterprise seems to be suffering from a missing time syndrome, Picard begins to suspect that Data might be lying. Missing time is a controversial phenomenon reported by some people in connection with Close encounters with UFOs and abduction phenomena.
When Picard confronts Data with these inconsistencies, the android cannot offer a credible explanation. An android is a Robot designed to resemble a human usually both in appearance and behavior Now openly suspicious, Picard dismisses him from the room and orders an investigation by his other senior officers. Beverly quickly finds out that cellular scans show their bodies have aged far too long for Data's story to be true, indicating that the crew was unconscious or has no memory for a period of at least several hours, not 30 seconds. Enterprise Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge then discovers that the ship's chronometer has been tampered with, a feat only he and Data have the knowledge to accomplish. See also Seafarer's professions and ranks A Chief Engineer is a Licensed mariner in charge of the Engineering department on a Merchant vessel Geordi redirects here for a similarly named regional culture in England see Geordie. At this point Picard has no other choice but to accept that Data is covering up the truth of what actually occurred, so he orders Geordi to examine Data.
After failing to find anything out of order with Data, Geordi then analyzes the data from the probe Data launched. La Forge discovers the sensor readings returned by the probe have been tampered with, and the visual record of the planet was replaced by one from the Federation database that has been altered to make it unrecognizable. Meanwhile, the ship's Counselor Deanna Troi is terrified when she returns to her cabin after going off duty and gets the horrible feeling that someone else is looking back at her from her own eyes in the mirror. A mental health professional is a person who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's Mental health or to treat Mental illness. Deanna Troi (di'ænæ is a main character in the science-fiction TV series Star Trek The Next Generation and related TV series and films
In light of the mounting evidence Picard decides to return to the mysterious planet in an attempt to get some answers. Data requests that he reconsider, but will not explain why. Finally in frustration, Picard orders Data to reveal what is going on, and is shocked when Data tells him that Picard himself ordered Data to conceal the truth.
By this time the Enterprise has returned to the planet, and suddenly an unknown force begins to break through the ship's shields. The shields quickly give way and Troi is possessed by the force. When Worf tries to intervene he is thrown effortlessly across the Bridge, which is evidently how he was injured before. Troi begins to speak in a strange alien voice and informs Picard that he is now speaking with the Paxans, aliens who are rabidly xenophobic and possess very advanced technology. Xenophobia is an intense and/or irrational dislike and sometimes fear of people from other countries The alien explains through Troi that the Enterprise had been there earlier and that they had gone through exactly the same scenario once before. Evidently, whenever the Paxan's privacy is threatened they erase the memories of the "trespassers" and send them on their way via the wormhole, unaware that anything has happened. However, they had never encountered a being such as Data, and their technology had no effect on him. He was able to revive the crew before the Paxans could take control of the ship. In order to protect the Paxan's privacy, Picard agreed to have the crew's memories wiped and ordered Data to never reveal the existence of the Paxans.
Now that Picard's people are once again aware the Paxans exist, they have returned to the same conundrum they faced earlier: unless the Paxans can be concealed the Enterprise will be destroyed. Picard convinces the alien to try the original plan one more time, explaining that humans are curious by nature, and unable to resist solving a puzzle. He tells the Paxan that the first attempt failed because too many clues were left, creating a mystery which the crew wanted to solve. He says that the plan can work if they can do a better job of concealing what actually happened. The alien agrees to try again, and this time the entire crew works hard to hide all the evidence and not make the same mistakes as before.
Once again Data is ordered to silence, the crew's memories are erased, and the ship is sent through the wormhole. This time when the crew awakens they accept Data's explanation of what apparently happened without question and continue their mission without suspecting the truth.
References
- Star Trek The Next Generation DVD set, volume 4, disk 4. Star Trek The Next Generation was the first incarnation of Star Trek to be released in DVD Box sets These box sets were initially released in North America and
External links
- Clues article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Clues at StarTrek.com
Dictionary
clues
-noun
- Plural form of clue.
-verb
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clue.
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