Unidentified Female Detainee

An unnamed civilian woman forcibly caught in a public security sweep, fettered and led away with her young son in handcuffs. She embodies the human collateral of aggressive counter‑terror measures: distraught, exposed, and bereft of institutional protection. Her visible fear and maternal bond sharpen the episode's political fault line — amplifying Riker's insistence on dignity and complicating Alexana's preventive logic. She holds no formal role but serves as a narrative catalyst that personalizes the moral cost of public security policy.