Quinn Overpowers and Silences Riker
Plot Beats
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Quinn’s grip clamps onto Riker’s arm with impossible force, crushing pain through muscle as he smirks about 'vitamins.' Riker strains to break free and fails.
The room detonates into violence: Quinn flings Riker into a wall, snaps kicks across his chin, and shrugs off a full-power punch before hammering him with a double backhand. Riker’s confidence drains as he recognizes the inhuman advantage.
Riker claws for a lifeline, opening a channel to security, but Quinn’s final strike cuts the call and drops him unconscious. Rescue hope evaporates into blackout.
Who Was There
Characters present in this moment
Not present onstage; implied state would be alertness and procedural readiness until the call is severed and response is obstructed.
Referenced by Riker as the recipient of an emergency call; implicit readiness is interrupted when the transmission is cut off by Quinn's knockout blow, leaving the team unable to act in the immediate moment.
- • To receive Riker's emergency call and respond rapidly to secure the scene.
- • To protect personnel and contain any biological threat aboard the ship.
- • Starfleet security protocol will be followed when an officer requests assistance.
- • Quick intervention can prevent escalation of onboard threats.
From professional curiosity to alarmed and pained; his confidence collapses into desperation as he struggles to free himself and summon help before losing consciousness.
Enters Quinn's quarters, notices the briefcase and questions Quinn, steps closer to inspect, resists physically when grabbed, cries out in pain, fights back—striking Quinn, attempting to call security via his communicator—then is knocked unconscious by a final blow.
- • To identify and secure the unknown specimen and follow Starfleet protocol (summon science).
- • To escape Quinn's sudden assault and call for security assistance.
- • Unexplained biological specimens must be examined by Starfleet science and contained.
- • Senior officers (like Quinn) are not likely to assault him without reason, making the situation initially confusing.
- • He can rely on shipboard support (security) to respond to an emergency call.
Cold, pleased and detached — an almost clinical enjoyment of dominance; the surface courtesy conceals malicious intent and a triumphant satisfaction in inflicting pain.
Seated, then rising to meet Riker; manipulates the slightly ajar briefcase as bait, goads Riker verbally, then physically overpowers him—grabbing and crushing his arm, throwing him into the wall, and delivering multiple disabling blows while speaking menacingly.
- • To incapacitate and isolate Riker physically.
- • To assert control and advance whatever agenda the life-form/Quinn serves (conversion/possession).
- • The specimen prefers/control of a particular host and Riker is the appropriate target.
- • Brute force and intimidation are effective means to achieve his objective.
- • His senior rank and composure will disarm suspicion until violence is executed.
Objects Involved
Significant items in this scene
A compact, service-worn briefcase sits slightly open on Quinn's sofa with delicate, writhing tendrils visible. It functions as the bait and catalyst: Quinn uses it to lure Riker close, to provoke curiosity and to mask the parasitic threat until the violent ambush unfolds.
Riker strikes his communicator in a desperate attempt to summon Enterprise security. The device bridges the private violence to shipboard authority, but the transmission is cut off mid‑call when Quinn delivers the knockout blow, rendering the lifeline ineffective.
Location Details
Places and their significance in this event
Quinn's private guest quarters provide a civilized, claustrophobic stage for the ambush: a sofa, small table, and low ceiling create a confined battleground where polite hospitality is weaponized. The intimacy of the space magnifies betrayal and prevents immediate outside intervention.
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Key Dialogue
"RIKER: "Ready for your tour, Admiral?""
"QUINN: "It won't like your science officer. It likes you.""
"RIKER: "Riker to security. Emergency --""