Object
Bridge Sensor Analysis Console
A waist-high, brushed-alloy sensor-analysis workstation mounted on the Enterprise main bridge: a narrow high-contrast viewscreen, recessed data-slab slot, tactile membrane keys and muted status LEDs. The display projects cold-cyan tactical and forensic overlays—contact vectors, spectral signatures, and time-stamped event reconstructions—while fingerprints and scuffs mark heavy use. Officers crowd the console, leaning in as readouts pulse amber and red; Data parses spectral graphs, Geordi cross-checks engineering telemetry, Wesley challenges conclusions, and alarms bellow from the console when anomalous emissions register.
5 appearances
Purpose
To query shipwide sensor suites, display and analyze electromagnetic/forensic returns, and provide a single-operator interface for issuing tactical or diagnostic commands from the bridge.
Significance
The console supplies the 'hard' forensic readouts that crystallize suspicion against Riker: its phaser-like signature overlay constrains the investigation, triggers alarms about a novel emission, and forces a collision between evidentiary logic and personal loyalty—escalating the plot toward inquiry, moral crisis, and Data's later technical breakthrough.
Appearances in the Narrative
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