Object

Tanugan Lab Ground Computers

A cluster of planet-side, rack-mounted ground computers and linked console terminals housed in the laboratory where the explosion occurred. They store timestamped sensor logs, reactor telemetry, security camera frames, and system event traces in archived files and exportable data bundles. Interfaces present frozen readouts and synchronized forensic frames that can be transferred off-site. Investigator Krag delivers their output as evidentiary data; Data ingests and overlays these files into a holodeck reconstruction, and officers treat the systems' output as ostensibly objective proof.

3 appearances

Purpose

To record, archive, and provide raw sensor, telemetry and system logs from the laboratory for operational monitoring and forensic analysis.

Significance

Serves as the decisive source of forensic data used to reconstruct the explosion; Krag weaponizes these ground-computer files to overlay a damning replay in the holodeck, converting private testimony into a seemingly objective indictment and pivoting the legal conflict toward evidentiary proof.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Sanctuary Breach — A Threat Made Visible

Tanugan lab ground computers are cited by Krag as the origin of the telemetry and frame data used to build his reconstruction; they function as the ostensible objective source that justifies Krag's hypothetical playback.

Before: Archived and physically located at Apgar's lab site, containing sensor logs and telemetry.

After: Their data has been exported and overlaid into the holodeck reconstruction; the files remain part of the investigative record.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holodeck Confrontation — From Personal Rupture to Damning Reconstruction

Tanugan lab ground computers supply Krag's evidentiary data; their archived telemetry and sensor logs are cited to justify the alternate reconstruction that shows a focused energy pulse coincident with Riker's transport sequence.

Before: Physically located at the ruined lab on Tanuga Four, their data files recovered and transmitted to the investigators.

After: Their retrieved output is overlaid in the holodeck reconstruction and used by Krag as central forensic evidence.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Krag's Holographic Indictment: Riker at the Reactor

Tanugan lab ground computers supply the telemetry and archived sensor logs Krag overlays onto the holodeck program; they are presented as the authoritative source showing a focused energy pulse timed at transport dematerialization, enabling Krag's reconstruction.

Before: Stored on the planet's lab systems, recovered by Tanugan investigators and delivered as evidentiary data.

After: Their output has been exported, overlaid in the holodeck, and presented as evidence; the physical computers remain at the lab site offstage.

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