Picard Receives Jameson's Dire Mordan IV Briefing
Plot Beats
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Troi announces it is nearly 1500 hours, prompting Picard to rise and prepare to personally welcome the admiral aboard, signaling the transition from briefing to action.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Calm and determined with underlying concern for the escalating crisis and hope in Jameson's capabilities.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard calmly commands the Enterprise bridge, narrating the situation, overseeing the reception of Karnas's transmission, briefing Admiral Jameson, and coordinating readiness for immediate departure to Mordan IV. His demeanor embodies focused authority and measured urgency.
- • Ensure Admiral Jameson is fully briefed and ready for immediate deployment.
- • Coordinate Enterprise’s rapid response to the hostage crisis on Mordan IV.
- • Jameson's negotiation skills are crucial to resolving the crisis.
- • The fragile peace on Mordan IV is at risk and must be preserved.
Calm and focused, executing tasks flawlessly to support command decisions.
Data operates the bridge communications console, skillfully bringing up the subspace transmission from Karnas and switching the viewscreen to display Admiral Jameson's image, facilitating critical communication flow.
- • Ensure clear and timely transmission of vital information.
- • Support senior officers through technical expertise.
- • Accurate information display is essential for mission success.
- • Technical proficiency underpins effective command operations.
Focused with a cautious optimism, assessing the dynamics between Starfleet and Mordan IV crisis actors.
Commander William Riker attentively observes the subspace transmission with Picard, supporting the captain’s leadership while critically evaluating the unfolding information.
- • Support Captain Picard’s command decisions.
- • Assess risks and advise on tactical considerations.
- • Jameson's involvement is pivotal but not without risk.
- • The hostage crisis involves complex political undercurrents.
Calm and professionally attentive, sensing the bridge crew’s rising tension and preparing for the transition to action.
Counselor Deanna Troi monitors the timing closely, alerting the captain that it is nearly time for Admiral Jameson and his wife to beam aboard, maintaining emotional awareness of the tense atmosphere on the bridge.
- • Provide emotional support to the command crew.
- • Ensure smooth transition to Jameson's arrival.
- • Timely communication supports mission readiness.
- • Emotional equilibrium on the bridge aids effective leadership.
Alert and determined, masking any personal vulnerabilities under a veneer of steely command.
Admiral Mark Jameson, despite his advanced age, receives the briefing with alertness and resolute purpose. He reflects on his past involvement with Mordan IV, asserts his readiness to take command, and announces his imminent beam aboard with his wife, signaling urgent action.
- • Prepare for immediate deployment to Mordan IV.
- • Assert authority and reassure the Enterprise crew of his command capabilities.
- • His past experience on Mordan IV equips him uniquely for this crisis.
- • Starfleet trusts his leadership to resolve the hostage situation.
Burdened and desperate to resolve the crisis, but maintaining a stoic, commanding presence.
Governor Karnas appears via subspace transmission from his office on Mordan IV, earnestly reporting the hostage crisis, emphasizing the terrorists’ demands and the urgency of Starfleet's intervention through Admiral Jameson.
- • Secure the safe release of hostages.
- • Obtain Starfleet’s support via Jameson’s negotiation.
- • Only Jameson can effectively negotiate with the terrorists.
- • Time is critical to prevent loss of hostage lives.
Objects Involved
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The Enterprise bridge communications console is actively operated by Data to access, decode, and relay the subspace transmission, enabling the senior officers to visually and audibly receive Karnas's report and Jameson's response.
The large communication viewscreen on the Enterprise main bridge vividly projects Karnas’s subspace transmission and subsequently Admiral Jameson’s image, making the political and personal stakes of the crisis visually immediate to the bridge crew.
The subspace transmission serves as the critical communication medium delivering Governor Karnas's urgent message about the hostage crisis. It carries the voice and image into the Enterprise bridge command center, catalyzing immediate strategic response.
Location Details
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Persephone orbits silently beneath the Enterprise, framing the calm before the storm and underscoring the strategic positioning of Starfleet’s flagship as it prepares to intervene in the Mordan IV crisis.
Governor Karnas's office on Mordan IV is the origin of the subspace transmission, embodying the political and military authority grappling with the hostage crisis. The austere setting, with its mounted weapons and somber lighting, highlights the gravity and desperation of the situation.
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Key Dialogue
"KARNAS: I am Karnas, governor of Mordan IV. A dissident terrorist group has taken Federation Ambassador Hawkins and his staff hostage. They will not discuss terms with me. This is a crisis I cannot resolve without assistance. The terrorists are demanding a Federation negotiator."
"KARNAS: I feel there is only one negotiator with the skills and understanding to resolve this situation. The hostages' lives will depend on Starfleet delivering this man to Mordan. Commander Mark Jameson. (corrects himself) Admiral Jameson. The terrorists have given you six Earth days to arrive here -- or the hostages will die. Please...hurry."
"JAMESON: Forty-five years ago I negotiated a hostage situation on Mordan. Karnas was a young man then.... (light chuckle) ... but so was I. He seems to feel I can handle the situation again. Obviously Starfleet feels that way too, or you wouldn't be here."
"JAMESON: My wife and I will beam aboard at 1500 hours, Captain. Be prepared to depart this starbase and proceed immediately to Mordan IV. Acknowledge."
"PICARD: Received and acknowledged, sir. Picard out."
"TROI: Nearly 1500 now, sir."
"PICARD: (rising) Well, Number One. Why don't we go and welcome the admiral aboard?"