Object
Dr. Leah Brahms' Starfleet Identification Card (facsimile)
A credit-card–sized Starfleet identification card belonging to Dr. Leah Brahms: laminated composite bearing a portrait/holo-photo, printed name and title (affiliated with the Theoretical Propulsion Group), Starfleet insignia and authentication markings, and a faint embedded data chip along one edge. Surface shows light scuffs as if carried in a pocket. In the episode, a projected image of this card authenticates authorship of Galaxy‑class design logs and the physical facsimile functions as a tactile clue that redirects Geordi La Forge to a holographic reconstruction and technical line of inquiry.
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Purpose
To verify personnel identity and to serve as an authentication token; within the scene it also functions as a trigger/anchor for the holodeck simulation and as an evidentiary identifier used in engineering troubleshooting.
Significance
The card converts abstraction into proof: it ties Geordi’s technical problem to a named expert and humanizes the crisis by making Leah’s presence tangible. Narratively it catalyzes the holographic Leah sequence that yields the engineering fix and deepens Geordi’s emotional reliance on a synthetic collaborator, while also operating as a concrete investigative clue.
Appearances in the Narrative
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