The U.S.S. Enterprise is
hit with a barrage of fire from the mercenary vessel
where Riker is being held prisoner. The Enterprise fires
back, forcing the mercenary ship to withdraw. Data
orders the crew to let the ship go, assuming that this
is what Riker wants. Later, on the mercenary ship, Riker
and Picard stage a heated argument. Their acrimonious
relationship arouses Tallera's suspicions, and she later
interrogates Picard. Her questions stop when Picard's
tests reveal that they have found one of the artifacts
they are looking for. They immediately notify Baran, who
is being fooled by Riker's portrayal of a
less-than-ideal Starfleet officer. Baran says he might
like to continue to work with Riker, and tells him to
kill Picard.
Alone with Picard in his quarters, Riker fills him in on
Baran's plan, including the fact that he is supposed to
kill Picard after the authenticity of the final artifact
is confirmed. Riker reveals that they are headed to the
Hyralan sector to pick up the artifact, which will be
Romulan in origin, from a Klingon transport ship.
Picard, however, states that the artifacts are actually
all Vulcan in origin. Tallera bursts in and pulls a
phaser on Picard, demanding to be told his true
identity. Tallera reveals that she is a Vulcan officer
on a mission of her own. The artifacts being sought are
fragments of the mythical Stone of Gol, a powerful
weapon she believes is being sought by a Vulcan
isolationist group. She explains that the stone is a
psionic resonator, a device that focuses and amplifies
telepathic energy. If the stone were reassembled and
used by a trained telepath, the weapon could eliminate
the entire Vulcan council with a single thought.
Meanwhile, in the
Hyralan sector, the Enterprise is surprised to encounter
a Klingon ship. Suspicious, Data commands the right to
inspect the vessel. When the mercenaries learn what has
happened, Baran orders Riker and Picard to invade the
Enterprise and retrieve the artifact, then secretly
tells Riker that he expects him to kill Picard after the
raid.
Picard, Riker, and
Narik materialize onto the Enterprise and look for Koral,
the Klingon pilot who possesses the artifact. Once
Picard identifies it as the item they are seeking, Riker
pulls a phaser on him. However, Picard is faster and
instead shoots Riker, apparently killing him. Picard and
Narik then return to the mercenary ship, and Riker, who
was really only stunned, regains consciousness and
explains the situation to the Enterprise crew. Back on
the mercenary ship, Picard attempts to lead a mutiny,
but Baran reaches for the control device connected to
the patch in Picard's neck and activates the device,
killing himself instead of Picard. Picard then explains
that he switched the transponder codes. Next he orders
the crew to deliver the artifacts as planned.
On the Enterprise,
Riker notifies Vulcan security that their operative is
on her way, and learns that the Vulcans have no one
stationed on any mercenary ship. Meanwhile, Picard
realizes that Tallera is hiding two resonator pieces.
Picard stops her as she prepares to go, ordering her to
leave one piece behind. They find the third resonator
piece in a cave, where Tallera uses the now-completed
device to kill Narik and Vekor. She turns on Picard just
as Riker, Worf and two security guards materialize in
the cave. Picard orders them to drop their weapons and
to clear their minds of aggressive thoughts, realizing
from the images on the resonator that it can be stopped
with peace. The plan works, and Tallera drops the
now-useless weapon. She is taken into custody, and the
resonator is finally completely destroyed. |
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Production: 257
Season: 7 Episode: 5
Air Date: 10.18.1993
Stardate: 47160.1 |
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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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Richard Lynch as Baran
Robin Curtis as Tallera
Caitlin Brown as Vekor
James Worthy as Koral
Sabrina LeBeauf as Ensign Giusti
Cameron Thor as Narik |
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| SPOILER: Picard assumes the
name Galen on the alien ship, which is the same name as
his old archaeology professor from episode 6.20 |
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Gambit, Part II"
#40277-257
Story by
Naren Shankar
Teleplay by
Ronald D. Moore
Directed by
Alex Singer
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FINAL DRAFT
AUGUST 6, 1993
STAR TREK: "Gambit, Part II" - 08/06/93 - CAST
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Gambit, Part II"
CAST
PICARD BARAN
RIKER GIUSTI
DATA KORAL
BEVERLY NARIK
TROI SATOK
WORF TALLERA
GEORDI VEKOR
COMPUTER VOICE
Non-Speaking Non-Speaking
N.D. CREWMEMBERS N.D. MERCENARIES
STAR TREK: "Gambit, Part II" - 08/06/93 - SETS
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Gambit, Part II"
SETS
INTERIORS EXTERIORS
USS ENTERPRISE USS ENTERPRISE
BRIDGE
READY ROOM MERCENARY SHIP
CORRIDOR
SHUTTLEBAY VULCAN
OBSERVATION LOUNGE
BARAN'S QUARTERS
MERCENARY SHIP
BRIDGE
CARGO BAY
PICARD'S QUARTERS
CARGO HOLD
VULCAN CAVERN
STAR TREK: "Gambit, Part II" - 08/06/93 - PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
"Gambit, Part II"
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
BARAN buh-RAN
GOL GALL
GIUSTI JOOS-tee
PSIONIC SY-on-ik
HYRALAN HI-rah-lon
T'PAAL tuh-PAL
V'SHAR vuh-SHAR
SATAK SAY-tak
T'KARATH tuh-KAR-ath
TALLERA ta-LARE-uh
VEKOR veh-KORE
YADALLA yuh-DOLL-uh
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