Professor Manheim's Lab Explosive Device

The explosive device in Professor Manheim's lab is revealed as a deadly threat triggered by the crew's entry. It is set to detonate within ten minutes, creating a relentless ticking clock that governs the crew's urgency and strategic response.

The explosive device rigged within Manheim’s laboratory is revealed as an imminent lethal threat, triggered by the crew’s presence and set to detonate within ten minutes, its disarmament blocked by a complex photogenetic security code, commanding immediate and grave attention.

The explosive device rigged in Professor Manheim’s laboratory is revealed by Data’s analysis as the immediate threat to the ship and crew. It is primed to detonate within ten minutes, threatening total destruction of the lab and all within it, and cannot be manually disarmed due to a photogenetic failsafe code.

The unmarked explosive device is described by Worf as the cause of Lieutenant Aster's instantaneous death; it functions narratively as the clue that this was a concealed, possibly malicious act rather than a natural accident.

The unmarked explosive device is the causal object referenced in Worf's report; it transforms the scene from routine survey into violent tragedy and serves as the forensic clue that triggers investigation, guilt, and command decisions.

The unmarked explosive device is explicitly cited by Picard as the instrument of Marla Aster's instantaneous death; it functions as the factual catalyst for grief and the narrative reason the ship must assume care of her child.

A compact subspace proximity detonator — the recovered explosive is presented as physical evidence. Data analyzes it, revealing its stealth trigger and wartime provenance. Geordi explains similar devices were discovered on-site, recently unearthed and defused, making the object the pivot that transforms a tragic accident into a suspected hostile operation.