While studying magnetic
changes in the Delos system's sun, the U.S.S. Enterprise
receives a distress signal from a disabled freighter
ship.
The starship beams four of the passengers on board,
along with the ship's cargo. Two of the guests are from
the technically advanced planet of Ornara, and the other
two are from its neighboring planet of Brekka. The crew
is puzzled when the two groups immediately begin to
argue over the cargo.
Picard learns that the
precious cargo is in fact a remedy for a plague which
has gripped Ornara for two centuries. The "cure" is
manufactured exclusively on Brekka, whose citizens
provide it to the Ornarans in exchange for food and
other basic necessities. However, in this instance, the
Brekkians claim the Ornarans did not pay for their
cargo, and they prepare to take it back to Brekka.
Pleading that their
civilization will be wiped out without the medication,
the Ornarans convince Picard to mediate. However, Picard
is able only to convince the Brekkians to give doses to
the two Ornarans on the Enterprise. But as the Ornarans
take the remedy, Dr. Crusher realizes that the alleged
cure is nothing more than a narcotic ... and that the
Ornarans are a race of drug addicts!
Apparently, the
Brekkians have neglected to inform the Ornarans that the
plague is not fatal and have instead allowed the
Ornarans to become addicted to a bogus cure.
Picard, citing the
Prime Directive, refuses to inform the Ornarans that the
Brekkians have been deceiving them for 200 years.
Instead, he cleverly turns the tables on the Brekkians
by withdrawing an earlier offer to repair the Ornaran
freighter ship. In this way, the Ornarans will be unable
to honor their trade agreement and will consequently
escape their addiction. |
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Production: 123
Season: 1 Episode: 21
Original Air Date: 04.18.1988
Upcoming Air Date: 02.02.2006
Stardate: Unknown |
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Patrick
Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Brent Spiner as Data
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn as Worf
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Denise Crosby as Natasha (Tasha) Yar
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher |
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Judson Scott as
Sobi
Merritt Butrick as T'Jon
Richard Lineback as Romas
Kimberly Farr as Langor |
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| "Star Trek: The Next
Generation" has made over $500,000,000 in syndication
and merchandising. |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Symbiosis"
#40271-123
Story by
Robert Lewin
Teleplay by
Robert Lewin
and
Richard Manning & Hans Beimler
Directed by
Win Phelps
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REVISED FINAL DRAFT
FEBRUARY 17, 1988
STAR TREK: "Symbiosis" -
2/17/88 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Symbiosis"
CAST
PICARD
ORNARANS
RIKER
T'JON
BEVERLY
ROMAS
DATA
MARGAN
TROI
.
TASHA
BREKKANS
WORF
SOBI
GEORDI
LANGOR
GEORDI
WESLEY
NURSE
Non-Speaking
SECURITY GUARDS
SCIENCE OFFICERS
Voice-Over
COMPUTER VOICE
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