The U.S.S. Enterprise
arrives at a remote subspace relay station near the
Klingon border, and Riker, Geordi, and Beverly encounter
a stray dog and evidence of what appears to be the
remains of Aquiel Uhnari, a Starfleet lieutenant. The
staff attempts to discover precisely what happened by
surveying the deserted shuttlecraft docked into the
station. While surveying the shuttlecraft's destroyed
deckplate, Beverly and Riker suspect that Aquiel and the
missing Lieutenant Rocha may have been the victims of a
Klingon attack. Then, Geordi comes across a moving,
speaking screen image of Aquiel in her quarters,
relaying a message to her sister Shianna about her fear
of a Klingon named Morag. Geordi continues to watch
these personal logs, and learns that Aquiel had a
tenuous relationship with Lieutenant Rocha. Riker then
joins him in her quarters and is informed by Picard that
the Klingon Governor Torak has arrived at the
Enterprise.
The senior staff meets with Torak, and much to their
surprise, he produces Aquiel — alive! She explains that
Rocha attacked her and she escaped into Klingon space
via shuttlecraft. Thus, the remains found near the
bulkhead were probably Rocha's, but she doesn't remember
precisely what happened. To help clarify what really
occurred, Picard requests to speak with Commander Morag,
a Klingon who supposedly harassed Aquiel. Attracted to
this familiar stranger, Geordi befriends Aquiel, and
takes her to Ten-Forward. He reveals to her that he
surveyed her logs and personal correspondence in an
investigation of her quarters. He then asks her about
Rocha, and she tells him that she didn't like Rocha but
she didn't wish him dead. She realizes, however, that
the senior staff of the Enterprise suspects her of
murder.
Meanwhile, Beverly
continues to examine the cellular residue found on the
deckplate, while Riker and Worf come across a phaser in
the shuttlecraft set to kill. Given this new
development, Riker and Worf question Aquiel, however she
still insists that she would not kill him. Geordi sits
in on this interrogation, and it is obvious he is
sympathetic towards his new friend.
Commander Morag then
arrives aboard the Enterprise and meets with the senior
staff. He admits that he was present when Rocha was
killed, and that he took priority Starfleet messages.
Geordi then confronts Aquiel about taking messages from
Rocha's log, and she explains that she did so because
Rocha was declaring her insubordinate and belligerent to
Starfleet. Scared that this new evidence will condemn
her as Rocha's killer, she only agrees to stay aboard
the Enterprise because Geordi has faith in her. He and
Aquiel use an ancient method of her people to bond and
share their thoughts.
While Beverly examines
the DNA found on the deckplate yet again, the material
jumps up and forms a perfect replica of her hand. Due to
this, she suspects that the real Rocha may have been
killed by this strange coalescent organism, and a
replica of him may have attacked Aquiel in search of a
new body. Suddenly, Aquiel's dog transforms into a
creature right in front of Geordi — the dog is really a
coalescent creature. Fortunately, Geordi manages to
defend himself against the bizarre being, which
apparently coalesced from Rocha to Aquiel to her dog.
She and Geordi then bid each other a fond farewell, both
of them hoping they'll see each other again in the
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Production: 239
Season: 6 Episode: 13
Air Date: 02.01.1993
Stardate: 46461.3 |
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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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Wayne Grace as Governor
Torak
Reg E. Cathey as Morag
Majel Barrett as Computer Voice
Renee Jones as Aquiel |
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| The character of Geordi
LaForge was originally conceived to be Jamaican. When
LeVar Burton was cast in the role, this plan was
dropped; although a Jamaican actress (Madge Sinclair)
later appeared as Geordi's mother.
When the cast decided to lobby
for a salary increase, actor Wil Wheaton's first offer
from the producers was to instead have his character's
rank raised to Lieutenant. His response was, "So what
should I tell my landlord when I can't pay my rent?
'Don't worry, I just made Lieutenant'?"
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Aquiel"
#40276-239
Story by
Jeri Taylor
Teleplay by
Brannon Braga
&
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
Cliff Bole
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FINAL DRAFT
NOVEMBER 5, 1992
STAR TREK: "Aquiel" - 11/05/92 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Aquiel"
CAST
PICARD AQUIEL
RIKER MORAG
DATA TORAK
BEVERLY
TROI
WORF
GEORDI
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. CREWMEMBERS N.D. KLINGON
N.D. SECURITY THE DOG (Maura)
MEDICAL N.D.
STAR TREK: "Aquiel" - 11/05/92 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Aquiel"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
MAIN BRIDGE
TEN FORWARD RELAY STATION
SICKBAY
GEORDI'S QUARTERS BIRD OF PREY
MORAG'S QUARTERS
CORRIDOR
AQUIEL'S QUARTERS
OBS. LOUNGE
READY ROOM
SHUTTLEBAY
RELAY STATION -
AQUIEL'S QUARTERS
OPS
AQUIEL'S SHUTTLECRAFT
STAR TREK: "Aquiel" - 11/05/92 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Aquiel"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
AQUIEL UHNARI ah-kwee-EL ooh-NAR-ee
HAHLIIAN hah-LEE-in
OUMRIEL ohm-RYE-el
BATARAEL bah-TAR-ray-el
ROCHA RO-cha (as in Roach)
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