Defector deception and the Romulan trap — a staged defection (Setal/Jarok) lures the Enterprise into a diplomatic/military provocation that reveals Romulan theater and produces tragic human cost.
Defector deception and the Romulan trap — a staged defection (Setal/Jarok) lures the Enterprise into a diplomatic/military provocation that reveals Romulan theater and produces tragic human cost.
Events in This Arc
A sudden sensor contact in the Neutral Zone forces the bridge into immediate alert: Riker confirms a Romulan scout approaching, Worf urges the standard withdrawal warning, and Picard—studying the flashing …
The Enterprise drops out of warp at Nelvana Three to find only a dead rock—no base, no life, no weapons—forcing Picard to put the pieces together and confront Admiral Jarok …
In the guest quarters the mystery collapses into a single, devastating fact: Admiral Jarok deliberately ingested a concealed Felodesine suicide chip. Dr. Beverly Crusher delivers the clinical confirmation, Riker presents …