As tensions between the
Federation and the Cardassians grow, Picard is ordered
to leave the U.S.S. Enterprise to lead a top-secret
mission. Beverly and Worf are also "reassigned" and
begin rigorous training sessions with Picard, although
only the captain knows the nature of their upcoming
task. Among the crew, speculations about whether Picard
will return arise when a now commanding officer, Captain
Jellico, is assigned to take over instead of Riker.
Jellico adds to everyone's anxiety by quickly
implementing several major procedural changes that
disrupt their daily lives.
Jellico is especially hard on Riker and Geordi, which
naturally creates a great deal of tension. Troi uses her
position as counselor to plead for a period of
readjustment, but Jellico disregards her input, coldly
insisting the situation with the Cardassians demands
immediate action. Later, in a conversation with Picard,
Jellico says he feels war with the Cardassians is
unavoidable, and that he doubts Picard will ever return
to the Enterprise. The ship is now his, and he plans to
run it his way.
When Picard, Beverly
and Worf finally embark on their mission, Picard is able
to relay the enormous gravity of their situation. The
Cardassians are rumored to be developing metagenic
weapons — genetically engineered viruses that destroy
all living things in their path — on an abandoned planet
called Celtris III. Picard and his team have been
ordered to locate these weapons and destroy them at any
cost.
Back on the
Enterprise, Jellico meets with Gul Lemec, a Cardassian
leader, ostensibly in hopes of averting war. However,
Jellico does everything he can to enrage Lemec, making
him wait for over an hour and acting unreasonable once
the meeting begins. He engages Riker and Troi in this
"good cop, bad cop" game, hoping to intimidate the
Cardassians into abandoning their plans. But Jellico's
own plan appears to backfire when Gul Lemec reveals that
he has information regarding the secret Federation
mission.
On Celtris III,
Picard, Worf and Beverly survive a difficult trek over
the rocky, barren planet and finally arrive at their
destination — a sealed cavern. They devise a plan to
break the seal and it goes off without a hitch. However,
once inside, they find nothing there. Realizing the
cavern is a trap, they run to make their escape just as
several armed Cardassians attack them. Beverly and Worf
escape, but Picard is kidnapped and returned to
Cardassian leader Gul Madred, who informs him that he
must answer all questions asked of him or he will die.
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Production: 236
Season: 6 Episode: 10
Air Date: 12.14.1992
Stardate: 46357.4 |
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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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Ronny Cox as Captain
Jellico
Natalija Nogulich as Admiral Nechayev
John Durbin as Gul Lemec
Lou Wagner as Solok |
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| Ronny Cox has a unique
distinction in the series. He is the only guest star who
ever did a "captain's log" entry when his character was
in charge of the Enterprise while Captain Picard was on
a mission.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Chain of Command, Part I"
#40276-236
Story by
Frank Abatemarco
Teleplay by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
Robert Scheerer
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Copyright 1992 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights
Reserved. This script is not for publication or
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FINAL DRAFT
OCTOBER 6, 1992
STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part I" - 10/07/92 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Chain of Command, Part I"
CAST
PICARD NECHAYEV
RIKER JELLICO
DATA GUL LEMEC
BEVERLY MADRED
TROI SOLOK
WORF
GEORDI
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. CREWMEMBERS N.D. ALIENS
GLIN CORAK
GLIN TAJOR
SIX CARDASSIANS
STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part I" - 10/06/92 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Chain of Command, Part I"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
CORRIDOR CAIRO
ENGINEERING
OBS. LOUNGE CARDASSIAN SHIP
PICARD'S QUARTERS
READY ROOM SHUTTLECRAFT
SHUTTLECRAFT
TEN FORWARD CELTRIS THREE
TRANSPORTER ROOM
HOLODECK (CAVERNS)
CAVERNS
CAVE BOTTOM
ENTRANCE
INSTALLATION ENTRANCE
LARGE CHAMBER
LAVA TUBE
PRECIPICE
TORMAN BAR
STAR TREK: "Chain of Command, Part, I" - 10/07/92 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Chain of Command, Part I"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
ALYNNA al-EE-ah-na
CELTRAN sell-TRAN
CORAK KOR-ack
LA BARRE la BAR
LYNARS LIE-nars
MADRED muh-DRED
PITONS PEE-tons
TAJOR TAY-jor
TORMAN TOR-man
NECHAYEV NEH-che-yev
LEMEC leh-MEK
SOLOK soh-LOK
DAIMON DAY-mon
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