Picard's efforts to save
a genetically engineered society from a natural disaster
threaten to destroy it.
The U.S.S. Enterprise moves in to help after detecting a
stellar core fragment heading straight for a human
colony on what was thought to be a deserted planet.
Picard contacts the colony's leader, Aaron Conor, with
an offer to evacuate his people. But Conor refuses,
telling Picard that evacuation would destroy his
genetically engineered society. Instead, he insists on
working to find an alternate solution, and reluctantly
permits the transport of Riker, Geordi and Troi, the
first visitors the colony has ever had, to help. Conor
assigns Hannah Bates, a scientist from the colony, to
work with Geordi. Riker beams back aboard the Enterprise
along with Geordi and Hannah, who leaves the colony for
the first time to work to save her home.
Back on board the
Enterprise, Hannah is clearly fascinated by the ship's
advanced technology. Meanwhile, Troi soothes a testy
Picard, stressing the importance of working to preserve
the colony's way of life despite the captain's
disapproval of genetic engineering. Later, Hannah and
Geordi discover that the technology of his VISOR can aid
in steering the fragment away from the planet.
Troi returns to the
colony and succumbs to her romantic feelings for Conor.
The next morning, she sadly bids him goodbye, realizing
that her DNA makeup would forever alter the colony's
genetic balance. As she prepares to leave, Hannah and
Geordi beam back to the planet with the announcement
that they must transport fifty people to the planet in
order to install the equipment necessary to deflect the
approaching fragment. Knowing it is the only way to save
his people besides evacuating them, Conor agrees.
With seconds to spare,
Hannah and Geordi successfully alter the fragment's
course and save the colony. But Hannah is hardly
overjoyed by the news. Having encountered and worked
with technology superior to her own, she decides she
wants to leave the colony. In order to accomplish this,
she stages a breach in the biosphere that would cause a
necessary evacuation of her people.
Luckily, Geordi
realizes what Hannah is doing and is able to avert the
impending disaster. When Hannah explains her actions,
Conor realizes he can no longer restrain her, and grants
Hannah and all others who wish to leave the colony
permission to do so. Twenty-three colonists, including
Hannah, leave the colony, creating an irreparable
balance in the society, and forcing Picard to wonder
whether the starship's "help" was ultimately as damaging
as a hit from the stellar fragment would have been.
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Production: 213
Season: 5 Episode: 13
Air Date: 02.10.1992
Stardate: 45470.1 |
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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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Ron Canada as Marcus
Benbeck
Dey Young as Hannah Bates
Sheila Franklin as Ensign
John Snyder as Aaron Conor |
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Attempts at Self-Destruct
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"11001001" - Picard and Riker try to self destruct in
order to prevent the possibility of the Enterprise
falling into enemy hands.
"Where Silence Has Lease" - Picard tries to self
destruct for Nagilum.
"Contagion" - Virus-induced
sort-of-self-destruct-like-thing.
"Brothers" - Picard attempts to engage the self-destruct
sequence in order to regain control of the Enterprise,
but fails.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"The Masterpiece Society"
#40275-213
Story by
James Kahn and Adam Belanoff
Teleplay by
Adam Belanoff and Michael Piller
Directed by
Rick Kolbe
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FOR PUBLICITY OR ADVERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING
WITH THE TELEVISION LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
Copyright 1991 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
reproduction. No one is authorized to dispose of same. If
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FINAL DRAFT
NOVEMBER 4, 1991
STAR TREK: "Masterpiece Society" - 11/4/91 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Masterpiece Society"
CAST
PICARD AARON CONOR
RIKER MARCUS BENBECK
DATA HANNAH BATES
BEVERLY
TROI
GEORDI
WORF
Non-Speaking
GENOME COLONISTS
AN ENSIGN 12-YEAR-OLD PIANIST
Non-Speaking
SUPERNUMERARIES
STAR TREK: "Masterpiece Society" - 11/4/91 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Masterpiece Society"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM MOAB FOUR
OBSERVATION LOUNGE DESOLATE SURFACE
ENGINEERING (MATTE)
TURBOLIFT GENOME COLONY
(MATTE)
COURTYARD
GENOME COLONY ISOLATED LOCATIONS
LABORATORY BY BIOSHPERE WALL
STELLAR CORE FRAGMENT
STAR TREK: "Masterpiece Society" - 11/6/91 - PRONUNCIATION
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Masterpiece Society"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
GENETICISTS ja-NET-ih-systs
GENOME geh-NOHM
GRAVIMETRIC grav-ih-MEH-trik
GRAVITON GRAV-ih-tahn
HOMEOSTASIS ho-me-oh-STAY-ses
MOAB MOH-ub
TECTONIC tek-TAHN-ik
TOXICITY tahk-SIS-eht-ee
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