Object

Manua's Three Champagne Flutes

Three slender, clear stemmed champagne flutes—narrow-bowled, tall rims catching pale, effervescent liquid—presented together during a staged holodeck toast. The glasses are filled and handed out in quick succession; characters lift them, fingers brush during the exchange, and the clinking/transfer becomes a concrete physical moment that anchors accusation and social maneuvering.

2 appearances

Purpose

To hold and present champagne for a ceremonial toast and to facilitate a tactile social exchange between participants.

Significance

Serves as a prop that transforms private flirtation into corroborating evidence: the handed flutes and resulting contact are reframed by Investigator Krag as proof of an intimate encounter, escalating suspicion and shifting the exchange from personal posturing to formal accusation.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Manua's Toast — Private Flirtation Becomes Public Evidence

Three champagne flutes are poured and exchanged as physical props that stage intimacy: Manua deliberately hands Riker a flute (their hands touch), then gives Apgar his glass as an afterthought. The glasses materialize the invitation and later serve as demonstrative evidence of hospitality.

Before: Filled and held by holographic Manua at the station living area as the scene begins.

After: Remain frozen within the holodeck reconstruction when Krag stops the program; their placement recorded as part of the simulation's evidence.

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S3E14 · A Matter of Perspective

Holographic Freeze — Krag's Accusation

Three slender champagne flutes function as deliberate props in the holoreplay: Manua pours champagne, hands a flute to Riker (their fingers touch), and gives one to Apgar as an afterthought. The glasses physically encode intimacy and invitation, becoming a visual cue Krag uses to argue social solicitation and motive.

Before: Filled and held by the holographic Manua in the holodeck reconstruction; virtual props active within the program.

After: Remain part of the frozen/replayed holodeck scene and therefore preserved as part of the evidence display; unchanged in the recording.

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