Data is excited about his
friend Keiko's upcoming wedding to Chief O'Brien, where
the android will be giving the bride away. When the
bride succumbs to jitters and calls the wedding off,
Data applies android logic, and decides that since
O'Brien loves Keiko, if calling off the wedding makes
her happy it will make O'Brien happy. Of course, the
heartbroken groom's reaction to Data's news quickly
reflects otherwise. Data's confusion is compounded when
Geordi assures him that the wedding will proceed as
planned. With this in mind, he attempts to buy a gift
for the couple, and encounters Worf, who informs Data
that he will have to dance at the wedding. Data has
never danced, so he enlists Dr. Crusher's help — after
learning from her file that she was once a tap dancing
champion.
In the midst of this pre-wedding chaos, Data must escort
aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise the Vulcan Ambassador T'Pel,
who is preparing to negotiate a treaty with the Romulans
inside the Neutral Zone. While the Ambassador's curt
behavior sets most of the crew on edge, the android
remains unaffected by emotions. Meanwhile, O'Brien asks
Data to convince Keiko to go through with the wedding,
and Data's lack of understanding soon upsets her as
well. Counselor Troi is unable to help him see the
reason for his friend's behavior. Later, T'Pel summons
Data to her quarters, where she asks him to reveal
secret defense information. He refuses to surrender it
on the grounds that the Ambassador does not have proper
authorization.
Although he masters
tap dancing in seconds, Beverly has some difficulty
teaching Data to dance with a partner, but eventually he
begins to catch on. Some time afterward, the U.S.S.
Enterprise meets a Romulan warbird, and despite Picard's
unease about the situation, the crew begins to transport
T'Pel aboard. However, something interrupts the
transporter signal and the Ambassador is killed.
Finding no flaw in the
transport system, Data mimics the tactics of Sherlock
Holmes, who, like Data, relied primarily on logic. The
android detective discovers that T'Pel was not really
killed. Using similar equipment, the Romulans beamed her
off the ship themselves and left behind genetic
compounds designed to fool the crew into thinking they
killed her.
Picard confronts
Mendak, the Romulan commander, with this information and
learns that T'Pel is actually a Romulan spy. After a
tense standoff, the U.S.S. Enterprise heads home. With
the danger now passed, Data approaches Keiko to make
amends. She informs him that he did not offend her and
that the wedding will continue as planned after all.
Data soon walks his friend down the aisle, where she and
O'Brien are married by Captain Picard. |
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Production: 185
Season: 4 Episode: 11
Air Date: 01.07.1991
Stardate: 44390.1 |
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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 |
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Colm Meaney as Miles
O'Brien
Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien
April Grace as Transporter Technician
Sierra Pecheur as T'Pel
Alan Scarfe as Mendak
Shelly Desai as V'Sal |
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Rosalind Chao Trivia:
Is the wife of well-known voice
actor Simon Templeman, who is best known for voicing the
character "Kain" in the Legacy of Kain video game
series.
Has gained popularity among
Star Trek fans for her long career on two Star Trek
series including "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987)
and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993).
Has an action figure modeled
after her character Keiko from "Star Trek: Deep Space
Nine" (1993).
Graduated from Pomona College,
(Claremont, California) in 1978.
Her ethnicity is Chinese
Has a son.
Turned down the chance to work
full-time on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) so that
she could spend more time with her family. But, she
instead agreed to do recurring roles in episodes each
season.
Rosalind's father encouraged
her to audition for what would be her first television
role on the 70s TV sitcom "Here's Lucy" (1968).
Was enrolled in the
communications department at U.S.C. where she hoped to
go into broadcasting. After a disillusioning year at the
CBS-owned radio station in Hollywood, Rosalind decided
to return to acting.
Her parents ran a successful
restaurant near Disneyland.
Along with Tim Russ, Jeffrey
Combs, John de Lancie and Marc Alaimo, she is one of
only five actors to make guest appearances in ten or
more different episodes of 'Star Trek' ("Star Trek: The
Next Generation" (1987) Season Four through Six and
"Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) Season One through
Seven).
While auditioning for the part
of Keiko O'Brien on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
(1987), she was up against actress Patti Yasutake, who
also auditioned for the role. Rosalind eventually got
the role, and Patti got the part of "Nurse Allysa Ogawa"
on the same show.
Made her first appearance at a
Star Trek Convention in August 2005 at Vegas Con.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Data's Day"
#40274-185
Teleplay by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
Robert Wiemer
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Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
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FINAL DRAFT
OCTOBER 10, 1990
STAR TREK: "Data's Day" - REV. 10/17/90 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Data's Day"
CAST
PICARD
T'PEL
RIKER
MENDAK
DATA
KEIKO ISHIKAWA
BEVERLY
V'SAL
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
Non-Speaking
O'BRIEN
ALFREDO JUAREZ
TRANSPORTER TECHNICIAN FRANCISCA JUAREZ
JUAREZ BABY
Non-Speaking
NURSE
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
FEMALE DANCER
SUPERNUMERARIES
DATA'S CAT
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