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Lieutenant Ro is sent undercover to root out a Maquis cell.
 
Lieutenant Ro is sent undercover to root out a Maquis cell.
   
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''"[[Captain's Log]], [[stardate]] 47941.7. The ''Enterprise'' is ''en route'' to a briefing on the situation in the demilitarized zone along the [[Cardassian border]]. Meanwhile, we're celebrating the return of an old friend."''
 
''"[[Captain's Log]], [[stardate]] 47941.7. The ''Enterprise'' is ''en route'' to a briefing on the situation in the demilitarized zone along the [[Cardassian border]]. Meanwhile, we're celebrating the return of an old friend."''
   
[[Lieutenant]] [[Ro Laren]] is on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[Ten Forward]] being congratulated by some of the crew for completing [[Advanced Tactical Training]] at [[Starfleet Tactical]]. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] calls her to the [[bridge]], but surprises her when she finds him standing outside Ten Forward. Ro thanks Picard for recommending her for the training and for having faith in her as an officer.
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[[Lieutenant]] [[Ro Laren]] is on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[Ten Forward]] being congratulated by [[Deanna Troi|Troi]], [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]], and [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]] for completing [[Advanced Tactical Training]] at [[Starfleet Tactical]]. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] calls her to the [[bridge]], but surprises her when she finds him standing outside Ten Forward. Ro thanks Picard for recommending her for the training and for having faith in her as an officer.
   
 
[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]], who reports that a [[Cardassian]] ship is being attacked and needs help, calls Picard to the bridge. Upon their arrival, The ''Enterprise'' crew learns that the small ships attacking the Cardassian ship are [[Federation]] ships – the [[Maquis]]. A [[photon torpedo]] spread between the attacking ships and the Cardassian ship prompts the Maquis to withdraw.
 
[[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]], who reports that a [[Cardassian]] ship is being attacked and needs help, calls Picard to the bridge. Upon their arrival, The ''Enterprise'' crew learns that the small ships attacking the Cardassian ship are [[Federation]] ships – the [[Maquis]]. A [[photon torpedo]] spread between the attacking ships and the Cardassian ship prompts the Maquis to withdraw.
   
 
===Act One===
 
===Act One===
The ''Enterprise'' beams Cardassian survivors aboard and treats their wounded. [[Gul]] [[Evek]] and Picard exchange words in [[sickbay]], each accusing the other of not doing enough to suppress the skirmishes in the [[Demilitarized Zone]].
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The ''Enterprise'' beams Cardassian survivors aboard and Dr. Crusher treats their wounded. [[Gul]] [[Evek]] and Picard exchange words in [[sickbay]], each accusing the other of not doing enough to suppress the skirmishes in the [[Demilitarized Zone]].
   
[[Admiral]] [[Alynna Nechayev]] comes aboard the ''Enterprise'' and shares [[tea]] with Picard. They discuss sending a [[Starfleet]] operative undercover to infiltrate the Maquis and gather intelligence. Nechayev recommends Lieutenant Ro for the assignment.
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[[Admiral]] [[Alynna Nechayev]] comes aboard the ''Enterprise'' and shares [[tea]] with Picard in his [[captain's ready room|ready room]]. They discuss the mounting tension in the Zone between the Cardassians and Maquis. Nechayev admits that the situation has her worried and that Starfleet cannot track down the various Maquis cells. Nechayev tells Picard that she is sending a [[Starfleet]] operative undercover to infiltrate the Maquis and gather intelligence to expose the cells. Nechayev recommends Lieutenant Ro for the assignment.
   
 
Ro and Picard discuss the mission and Ro agrees to accept the assignment, if only to prove the trust that Picard has shown for her.
 
Ro and Picard discuss the mission and Ro agrees to accept the assignment, if only to prove the trust that Picard has shown for her.
   
 
===Act Two===
 
===Act Two===
Ro, disguised as a civilian, walks into a bar in the [[Juhraya]] [[colony]] followed closely by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]. They announce that they are seeking a [[Bajoran]] woman with dark hair who killed a Cardassian soldier. Ro grabs an unsuspecting man and kisses him, hiding her face from Data and Worf. Another bar patron, [[Santos]], tells them that she was in the bar but had just left.
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Ro, disguised as a civilian, walks into a bar on the [[Ronara Prime]] [[colony]] followed closely by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]. They announce that they are seeking a [[Bajoran]] woman with dark hair who killed a Cardassian soldier. Ro grabs an unsuspecting man and kisses him, hiding her face from Data and Worf. Another bar patron, [[Santos]], tells them that she was in the bar but had just left.
   
Ro approaches the bar and thanks Santos. She mentions that she would like to meet other people who oppose the Cardassians. Santos stuns her with a [[phaser]] and she is rendered unconscious. She awakens in the presence of an older man ([[Macias]]), a woman ([[Kalita]]), and Santos. They question her and she tells them some of the truth and a few lies; she also admits to killing a Cardassian soldier. She then goes for a walk with Macias while the other two check out her story.
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Ro approaches the bar and thanks Santos. She mentions that she would like to meet other people who oppose the Cardassians. Santos stuns her with a [[phaser]] and she is rendered unconscious. She awakens in the presence of an older man ([[Macias]]), a woman ([[Kalita]]), and Santos. They question her and when she attempts to leave, Kalita aims a phaser at her. She tells them some of the truth and a few lies; she also admits to killing a Cardassian soldier. She then goes for a walk with Macias while the other two check out her story.
   
Macias expresses his outrage with the Cardassians and admits to Ro that many of the settlers living in compound they are touring are Maquis. He orders ''[[hasperat]]'' from the food dispenser. Ro is surprised that he likes it and tells him that she knows a recipe for a very spicy ''hasperat'' that her father used to make on [[Bajor]]. It is clear that Ro regards Macias as a father figure, having lost her own father during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor when she was just a child.
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Macias expresses his outrage with the Cardassians and admits to Ro that many of the settlers living in the compound they are touring are Maquis. He orders ''[[hasperat]]'' from the food dispenser. Ro is surprised that he likes it and tells him that she knows a recipe for a very spicy ''hasperat'' that [[Ro Gale|her father]] used to make on [[Bajor]]. It is clear that Ro regards Macias as a father figure, having lost her own father during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor when she was just a child.
   
Ro is brought to a meeting with several Maquis. They have received word that the Cardassians are planning to use [[biogenic weapon]]s against them. They decide that a preemptive strike is needed to keep the Cardassians from poisoning them. Macias says they cannot strike because they are so low on medical supplies. Ro volunteers to steal [[medical kit]]s from the Enterprise. Kalita says that she will go along. Ro welcomes her both as a helper and a witness.
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Ro is brought to a meeting with several Maquis. They have received word that the Cardassians are planning to use [[biogenic weapon]]s against them. They decide that a preemptive strike is needed to keep the Cardassians from poisoning them. Macias says they cannot strike because they are so low on medical supplies. Ro volunteers to steal [[medical kit]]s from the ''Enterprise'', she tells them that she used to serve on the ship. Kalita says that she will go along. Ro welcomes her both as a helper and a witness.
   
 
===Act Three===
 
===Act Three===
 
[[File:Maquis fighter, 2370.jpg|thumb|Ro's [[Maquis fighter]]]]
 
[[File:Maquis fighter, 2370.jpg|thumb|Ro's [[Maquis fighter]]]]
 
The ''Enterprise'' receives a [[distress signal]] from a Starfleet science vessel in the [[Topin system]]. The Topin star renders communication and sensors nearly useless, and the ''Enterprise'' does not detect Ro and Kalita's ship, which is hidden near a planet. Ro [[piggyback]]s a message on the distress signal to alert Picard to her presence on the ship. Worf decodes the message just as Ro and Kalita are about to penetrate the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[aft]] [[deflector]]s. Picard lets the ship through and Ro beams the stockpile of medical kits onto the ship. As they leave, Picard orders Worf to fire phasers on their previous position to make it look like they are trying to stop them.
   
 
After Ro and Kalita return to the Maquis compound, Kalita praises Ro for her bravery and Macias remarks that he could tell, despite the Maquis being suspicious of outsiders, he knew from the start that in her heart, Ro was one of them.
The ''Enterprise'' receives a [[distress signal]] from a ship in the [[Topin system]]. The Topin star renders communication and sensors nearly useless, and the ''Enterprise'' does not detect Ro and Kalita's ship, which is hidden near a planet. Ro [[piggyback]]s a message on the distress signal to alert Picard to her presence on the ship. Worf decodes the message just as Ro and Kalita are about to penetrate the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[aft]] [[deflector]]s. Picard lets the ship through and Ro beams the medical kits onto the ship. As they leave, Picard orders Worf to fire phasers on their previous position to make it look like they are trying to stop them.
 
 
After Ro and Kalita return to the Maquis compound, Kalita praises Ro for her bravery and Macias remarks that he could tell from the start that in her heart, Ro was one of them.
 
   
 
===Act Four===
 
===Act Four===
Having gained the trust of the Maquis cell, Ro is given a ship and is allowed to leave the [[colony]] alone. She reports to Picard everything she has learned, including the Cardassian plan to use [[biogenic weapon]]s against them. Picard suggests that they could use this to their advantage by making the Maquis believe that the Cardassians are close to finishing their biogenic weapon. He says that a [[convoy]] near the demilitarized zone would be the bait for the trap. The Maquis would be forced to attack the convoy carrying the components and the Federation would be waiting in the nearby [[Hugora nebula]] to arrest the Maquis in the trap. Ro seems to be uncomfortable betraying her new friends, but she tells Picard that she will do her duty.
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Having gained the trust of the Maquis cell, Ro is given a ship and is allowed to leave the [[colony]] alone. She reports to Picard everything she has learned, including the Cardassian plan to use [[biogenic weapon]]s against them. While they talk in the [[observation lounge]], Picard suggests that they could use this to their advantage by making the Maquis believe that the Cardassians are close to finishing their biogenic weapon. He says that a [[convoy]] near the demilitarized zone would be the bait for the trap. The Maquis would be forced to attack the convoy carrying the components and the Federation would be waiting in the nearby [[Hugora nebula]] to arrest the Maquis in the trap. Ro seems to be uncomfortable betraying her new friends, but she tells Picard that she will do her duty.
   
She then returns to the Juhraya colony and tells the Maquis that she intercepted a [[Federation]] transmission about a [[Yridian]] convoy of freighters coming from [[Deep Space 9]]. This convoy supposedly carries the last components the Cardassians need to complete their biogenic weapon having already taken possession of others from [[Ferengi]] and [[Pakled]] transports. Macias decides to tell the other cell leaders and get their help to attack the convoy.
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She then returns to the [[Juhraya]] colony and tells the Maquis that she intercepted a [[Federation]] transmission about a [[Yridian]] convoy of freighters coming from [[Deep Space 9]]. This convoy supposedly carries the last components the Cardassians need to complete their biogenic weapon having already taken possession of others from [[Ferengi]] and [[Pakled]] transports. Macias decides to tell the other cell leaders and get their help to attack the convoy.
   
Later, as Macias and Ro are walking through the courtyard of the compound, three hooded figures climb the central steps and open fire on the settlers with phasers. They are Cardassians and succeed in killing Macias before being killed themselves by the Maquis.
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Later, Macias and Ro are walking through the courtyard of the compound. Macias talks to Ro about the grand feast he is planning when the Maquis finally make the Cardassians leave their homes. Ro tells him it will be a long time before they do celebrating of any kind. Macias tells her she must not give up hope. He remarks that they will make [[blueberry]] [[pie]] along with ''hasperat'' and he will play the [[belaklavion]]. Ro remembers her father had played the musical instrument when she was younger and afraid to go to sleep. As she tearfully recalls this, Macias suggests they celebrate tonight, anyway. As Ro and Macias go to the colony's market to pick up food, three hooded figures climb the central steps and open fire on the settlers with phasers. They are Cardassians and succeed in killing Macias before being killed themselves by the Maquis.
   
Macias tells Ro, just before he dies, that when an old fighter dies, another steps up to take his place.
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Macias, while trying to help an injured colonist, is shot by a Cardassian. Ro kills him and goes over to help the dying old man. Macias tells Ro, just before he dies, that when an old fighter dies, another steps up to take his place. Ro looks up at the sky with a tear falling down her face.
   
 
===Act Five===
 
===Act Five===
Picard is sitting in the settlement bar having a drink. Ro walks in and they take a table in the back. They act like they are talking intimately and Ro is constantly touching Picard's head, arms and hands. Picard calls her Laren. She tells him that she doesn't know where her loyalty lies, but that she will do her duty. They lean toward each other and touch foreheads like lovers as Picard threatens Ro with a [[court martial]] if she fails to follow her orders. Picard tells her that Commander Riker will be joining her just to be certain that the plan goes through.
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Picard is sitting in the settlement bar on Ronara having a drink. Ro walks in and suggests that they take a table in the back. They act like they are talking intimately and Ro is constantly touching Picard's head, arms and hands. Picard calls her Laren for the only time. She tells him that she doesn't know where her loyalty lies, but that she will do her duty. They lean toward each other and touch foreheads like lovers as Picard threatens Ro with a [[court martial]] if she fails to follow her orders. Picard tells her that Commander Riker will be joining her posing as her relative just to be certain that the plan goes through.
   
 
[[File:Picard, betrayed.jpg|thumb|Picard, betrayed by Ro]]
 
[[File:Picard, betrayed.jpg|thumb|Picard, betrayed by Ro]]
The strike on the convoy is imminent and Riker and Ro are aboard a Maquis ship preparing to attack the convoy. The ''Enterprise'' is hidden in the Hugora nebula, out of sight of the incoming ships. Just as the Maquis are about to cross into Federation space, Ro fires a low intensity [[particle beam]] toward the nebula allowing the Maquis ships to see the trap. They break formation stopping just short of [[Federation space]] and Federation jurisdiction. Riker confronts Ro, who pulls a phaser and announces that she can't go through with the plan. Ro transports to Kalita's ship and leaves Riker to take the Maquis ship to the ''Enterprise''.
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The strike on the convoy is imminent and Riker and Ro are aboard a Maquis ship preparing to attack the convoy. The ''Enterprise'' is hidden in the Hugora nebula, out of sight of the incoming ships. Just as the Maquis are about to cross into Federation space, Ro fires a low intensity [[particle beam]] toward the nebula allowing the Maquis ships to see the trap. They break formation stopping just short of [[Federation space]] and Federation jurisdiction. Riker confronts Ro, who pulls a phaser on him and announces that she can't go through with the plan. Ro transports to Kalita's ship and leaves Riker to take the Maquis ship to the ''Enterprise''. Before she leaves, she asks Riker to tell Picard she is sorry.
   
 
Later, in Picard's ready room, Riker says that Ro felt she was doing the right thing and that she seemed more concerned that she was letting down Picard than anything else. Picard remains silent and unmoving, not even taking Riker's report, so the Commander places it on his desk and leaves. After Riker leaves, Picard continues to sit silently, his face filled with anger because despite everything he did and how much he trusted Ro, she still chose to betray him.
===Tag===
 
The episode concludes in Picard's [[ready room]]. Riker says that Ro felt she was doing the right thing and that she seemed more concerned that she was letting down Picard than anything else. Riker offers a stolid Picard his report, then places it on his desk and leaves. The scene closes on Picard's face, stony and grim at Ro's betrayal.
 
   
 
==Memorable Quotes==
 
==Memorable Quotes==
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"''Those are Federation ships.''"<br />
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"''Isolate one and magnify. The ''Maquis''.''"
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: - '''Riker''' and '''Picard''' identify who is attacking the Cardassian ship ''Vetar''
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"''You are Federation citizens. Your actions are in violation of our treaty with the Cardassians. Call off your attack!''"
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: - '''Picard''', to the Maquis
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"''I never thought we'd be firing on our own people to ''protect'' a Cardassian ship.''"
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: - '''Riker'''
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"''We are doing everything in our power to control them.''"<br />
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"''The fact that my ship was attacked suggests your efforts have met with limited success.''"
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: - '''Picard''' discusses the Maquis situation with '''Evek'''
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"''I've spent the better part of my life fighting the Cardassians. I never thought ''I'd'' be helping them out.''"
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: - '''Ro''', agreeing to infiltrate the Maquis
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"''The way I see it, there's one good reason to take this mission and that's to validate your faith in me.''"
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: - '''Ro''', to Picard
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"''It was really nice meeting you.''"
 
"''It was really nice meeting you.''"
 
: - '''Ro''', to an unsuspecting man at the bar after having made out with him to disguise herself from Starfleet
 
: - '''Ro''', to an unsuspecting man at the bar after having made out with him to disguise herself from Starfleet
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"''We've learned to be cautious of strangers.''"<br />
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"''I understand.''"<br />
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"''But I've known since I first met you, that in your heart, you're one of us.''"
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: - '''Macias''' and '''Ro'''
   
   
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* The appearance of Nechayev and [[Evek]] was intended to add continuity to the developing Maquis arc. Likewise, the use of Klingons, Vulcans, and Native Americans as village extras was a subtle setup for the cast of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
 
* The appearance of Nechayev and [[Evek]] was intended to add continuity to the developing Maquis arc. Likewise, the use of Klingons, Vulcans, and Native Americans as village extras was a subtle setup for the cast of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]''. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
 
* The [[lieutenant commander]] whom [[Ro Laren]] refers to as her instructor at [[Starfleet]] [[Advanced Tactical Training]] in 2369/2370 who joined the [[Maquis]] was intended by the producers as a reference to [[Chakotay]] of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]''). This suggestion is included in Ro's biography at [[StarTrek.com]]. That intention was contradicted in {{VOY|In the Flesh}}, where Chakotay stated that he resigned his commission on [[March (month)|March 3]], [[2368]].
 
* The [[lieutenant commander]] whom [[Ro Laren]] refers to as her instructor at [[Starfleet]] [[Advanced Tactical Training]] in 2369/2370 who joined the [[Maquis]] was intended by the producers as a reference to [[Chakotay]] of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]''). This suggestion is included in Ro's biography at [[StarTrek.com]]. That intention was contradicted in {{VOY|In the Flesh}}, where Chakotay stated that he resigned his commission on [[March (month)|March 3]], [[2368]].
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*This episode marks the fifth and last time Riker participates in an undercover assignment in the series and like in {{e|Who Watches The Watchers}}, {{e|First Contact}} and {{e|Frame of Mind}}, the mission does not end well for him. Riker is also seen going undercover on the planet [[Barkon IV]], when he and Dr. Crusher are searching for Data in the episode {{e|Thine Own Self}}.
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*Ro is addressed by her given name for the only time in this episode (when Picard meets with her undercover at the bar).
   
 
=== Sets and props ===
 
=== Sets and props ===
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* Picard's [[Kurlan naiskos]] makes another appearance following his previous ones in {{e|The Chase}}, {{e|Genesis}}, and {{e|Bloodlines}}. It will make its final appearance in {{film|7}}.
 
* Picard's [[Kurlan naiskos]] makes another appearance following his previous ones in {{e|The Chase}}, {{e|Genesis}}, and {{e|Bloodlines}}. It will make its final appearance in {{film|7}}.
 
* The [[bird]] [[sculpture]]s seen in the conference room of the Maquis previously appeared in [[Marla Aster]]'s house in the [[TNG Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|The Bonding}} and in the reception area at [[Arkaria Base]] in the [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Starship Mine}}.
 
* The [[bird]] [[sculpture]]s seen in the conference room of the Maquis previously appeared in [[Marla Aster]]'s house in the [[TNG Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|The Bonding}} and in the reception area at [[Arkaria Base]] in the [[TNG Season 6|sixth season]] episode {{e|Starship Mine}}.
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*The wall-mounted lights in the conference room are also seen in the [[Volan III]] council chamber in the episodes {{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}} and {{DS9|The Maquis, Part II}}.<!-- Possibly the set is the same in both. Can this be checked? -->
Beer is good. Hi Eric.
 
   
 
=== Cast and characters ===
 
=== Cast and characters ===
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* [[Grace Harrell]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Female operations officer|operations division officer]]
 
* [[Grace Harrell]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Female operations officer|operations division officer]]
 
* [[Red Horton]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
 
* [[Red Horton]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
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* [[Kai (actress)|Kai]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) sciences division personnel#Female medical officer (2367)|science division officer]]
 
* [[Ron Large]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Command division officer in Ten Forward (2368)|command division officer]]
 
* [[Ron Large]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Command division officer in Ten Forward (2368)|command division officer]]
 
* [[Buck McDancer]] as [[Unnamed Cardassians#Undercover soldiers|Cardassian spy]]
 
* [[Buck McDancer]] as [[Unnamed Cardassians#Undercover soldiers|Cardassian spy]]
 
* [[Michael Moorehead]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) sciences division personnel#Bridge science ensign|science division ensign]]
 
* [[Michael Moorehead]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) sciences division personnel#Bridge science ensign|science division ensign]]
 
* [[Tom Morga]] as [[Unnamed Cardassians#Undercover soldiers|Cardassian spy]]
 
* [[Tom Morga]] as [[Unnamed Cardassians#Undercover soldiers|Cardassian spy]]
 
* [[Bobby Parker]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
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* [[Rebecca Parker]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
 
* [[Shawn Michael Perry]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
 
* [[Shawn Michael Perry]] as [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Juhraya colonist]]
 
* [[Keith Rayve]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Command / Operations division ensign|civilian]]
 
* [[Keith Rayve]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Command / Operations division ensign|civilian]]
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* [[Christina Wegler Miles]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Flight controller (2368)|command division ensign]]
 
* [[Christina Wegler Miles]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Flight controller (2368)|command division ensign]]
 
* [[Unknown performers]] as
 
* [[Unknown performers]] as
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** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Ten Forward civilian (2370)|Female civilian]]
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** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Female command division officer (2370)|Female command division officer]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingons#Ronara bar patron|Female Klingon in bar]]
 
** [[Unnamed Klingons#Ronara bar patron|Female Klingon in bar]]
 
** [[Unnamed Kobliad#Ronara bar patron|Kobliad bar patron]]
 
** [[Unnamed Kobliad#Ronara bar patron|Kobliad bar patron]]
 
** [[Unnamed humanoids (24th century)#Ronara bar patrons|Seven Ronara bar patrons]]
 
** [[Unnamed humanoids (24th century)#Ronara bar patrons|Seven Ronara bar patrons]]
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** [[Ten Forward personnel#Ten Forward staff (2370)|Ten Forward waiter]]
** [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Twelve Human Juhraya colonists]]
 
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** [[Ten Forward personnel#Ten Forward staff (2370)|Ten Forward waitress]]
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** [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Ten Human Juhraya colonists]]
 
** [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Two alien Juhraya colonists]]
 
** [[Juhraya inhabitants#Colonists|Two alien Juhraya colonists]]
 
** [[Unnamed Bajorans#Ronara bar patrons|Two Bajoran bar patrons]]
 
** [[Unnamed Bajorans#Ronara bar patrons|Two Bajoran bar patrons]]
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=== References ===
 
=== References ===
[[Alpha Nine]]; [[Alpha Seven]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]; [[Bajoran interceptor]]; [[Belaklavion]]; [[bio-mimetic gel]]; [[bird]]; [[Board of inquiry]]; [[Bularian canapé]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Cardassian border]]; [[court martial]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[Demilitarized Zone]]; [[eye]]; [[Federation]]; [[Federation attack fighter]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Ferengi transport]]; ''[[foraiga]]''; {{ShipClass|Galaxy}}; [[USS Gorkon|''Gorkon'', USS]]; ''[[hasperat]]''; [[Hugora nebula]]; [[isomiotic hypospray]]; [[Juhraya]]; [[Juhryan freighter]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Kurlan naiskos]]; [[Maquis]]; [[Maquis fighter]]; [[medkit]]; [[monk]]; [[Occupation of Bajor]]; [[painting]]; [[Pakled]]; [[particle beam]]; [[plasma flare]]; [[protostar]]; [[red alert]]; [[refugee camp]]; [[Ro Gale]]; [[Ronara Prime]]; [[sculpture]]; [[sensor buoy]]; [[sickbay]]; [[spy]]; [[Squad Leader]]; [[tongue]]; [[Topin system]]; [[type 8 phaser]]; ''[[Vetar]]''; [[Vulcan]]; [[Yridian]]
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[[Alpha Nine]]; [[Alpha Seven]]; [[Bajor]]; [[Bajoran]]; [[Bajoran interceptor]]; [[Belaklavion]]; [[bio-mimetic gel]]; [[bird]]; [[Board of inquiry]]; [[Bularian canapé]]; [[Cardassia]]; [[Cardassian]]; [[Cardassian border]]; [[court martial]]; [[Deep Space 9]]; [[Demilitarized Zone]]; [[desertion]]; [[eye]]; [[Federation]]; [[Federation attack fighter]]; [[Ferengi]]; [[Ferengi transport]]; ''[[foraiga]]''; {{class|Galaxy}}; [[USS Gorkon|''Gorkon'', USS]]; ''[[hasperat]]''; [[Hugora nebula]]; [[isomiotic hypospray]]; [[Juhraya]]; [[Juhryan freighter]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Kurlan naiskos]]; [[Maquis]]; [[Maquis fighter]]; [[medkit]]; [[monk]]; [[Occupation of Bajor]]; [[painting]]; [[Pakled]]; [[particle beam]]; [[plasma flare]]; [[protostar]]; [[red alert]]; [[refugee camp]]; [[Ro Gale]]; [[Ronara Prime]]; [[sculpture]]; [[sensor buoy]]; [[sickbay]]; [[spy]]; [[Squad Leader]]; [[tongue]]; [[Topin system]]; [[type 8 phaser]]; ''[[Vetar]]''; [[Vulcan]]; [[Yridian]]
   
 
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For the military maneuver, please see Preemptive strike.

Lieutenant Ro is sent undercover to root out a Maquis cell.

Summary

Teaser

"Captain's Log, stardate 47941.7. The Enterprise is en route to a briefing on the situation in the demilitarized zone along the Cardassian border. Meanwhile, we're celebrating the return of an old friend."

Lieutenant Ro Laren is on board the USS Enterprise-D in Ten Forward being congratulated by Troi, Crusher, and La Forge for completing Advanced Tactical Training at Starfleet Tactical. Captain Picard calls her to the bridge, but surprises her when she finds him standing outside Ten Forward. Ro thanks Picard for recommending her for the training and for having faith in her as an officer.

Commander Riker, who reports that a Cardassian ship is being attacked and needs help, calls Picard to the bridge. Upon their arrival, The Enterprise crew learns that the small ships attacking the Cardassian ship are Federation ships – the Maquis. A photon torpedo spread between the attacking ships and the Cardassian ship prompts the Maquis to withdraw.

Act One

The Enterprise beams Cardassian survivors aboard and Dr. Crusher treats their wounded. Gul Evek and Picard exchange words in sickbay, each accusing the other of not doing enough to suppress the skirmishes in the Demilitarized Zone.

Admiral Alynna Nechayev comes aboard the Enterprise and shares tea with Picard in his ready room. They discuss the mounting tension in the Zone between the Cardassians and Maquis. Nechayev admits that the situation has her worried and that Starfleet cannot track down the various Maquis cells. Nechayev tells Picard that she is sending a Starfleet operative undercover to infiltrate the Maquis and gather intelligence to expose the cells. Nechayev recommends Lieutenant Ro for the assignment.

Ro and Picard discuss the mission and Ro agrees to accept the assignment, if only to prove the trust that Picard has shown for her.

Act Two

Ro, disguised as a civilian, walks into a bar on the Ronara Prime colony followed closely by Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Worf. They announce that they are seeking a Bajoran woman with dark hair who killed a Cardassian soldier. Ro grabs an unsuspecting man and kisses him, hiding her face from Data and Worf. Another bar patron, Santos, tells them that she was in the bar but had just left.

Ro approaches the bar and thanks Santos. She mentions that she would like to meet other people who oppose the Cardassians. Santos stuns her with a phaser and she is rendered unconscious. She awakens in the presence of an older man (Macias), a woman (Kalita), and Santos. They question her and when she attempts to leave, Kalita aims a phaser at her. She tells them some of the truth and a few lies; she also admits to killing a Cardassian soldier. She then goes for a walk with Macias while the other two check out her story.

Macias expresses his outrage with the Cardassians and admits to Ro that many of the settlers living in the compound they are touring are Maquis. He orders hasperat from the food dispenser. Ro is surprised that he likes it and tells him that she knows a recipe for a very spicy hasperat that her father used to make on Bajor. It is clear that Ro regards Macias as a father figure, having lost her own father during the Cardassian occupation of Bajor when she was just a child.

Ro is brought to a meeting with several Maquis. They have received word that the Cardassians are planning to use biogenic weapons against them. They decide that a preemptive strike is needed to keep the Cardassians from poisoning them. Macias says they cannot strike because they are so low on medical supplies. Ro volunteers to steal medical kits from the Enterprise, she tells them that she used to serve on the ship. Kalita says that she will go along. Ro welcomes her both as a helper and a witness.

Act Three

Maquis fighter, 2370

Ro's Maquis fighter

The Enterprise receives a distress signal from a Starfleet science vessel in the Topin system. The Topin star renders communication and sensors nearly useless, and the Enterprise does not detect Ro and Kalita's ship, which is hidden near a planet. Ro piggybacks a message on the distress signal to alert Picard to her presence on the ship. Worf decodes the message just as Ro and Kalita are about to penetrate the Enterprise's aft deflectors. Picard lets the ship through and Ro beams the stockpile of medical kits onto the ship. As they leave, Picard orders Worf to fire phasers on their previous position to make it look like they are trying to stop them.

After Ro and Kalita return to the Maquis compound, Kalita praises Ro for her bravery and Macias remarks that he could tell, despite the Maquis being suspicious of outsiders, he knew from the start that in her heart, Ro was one of them.

Act Four

Having gained the trust of the Maquis cell, Ro is given a ship and is allowed to leave the colony alone. She reports to Picard everything she has learned, including the Cardassian plan to use biogenic weapons against them. While they talk in the observation lounge, Picard suggests that they could use this to their advantage by making the Maquis believe that the Cardassians are close to finishing their biogenic weapon. He says that a convoy near the demilitarized zone would be the bait for the trap. The Maquis would be forced to attack the convoy carrying the components and the Federation would be waiting in the nearby Hugora nebula to arrest the Maquis in the trap. Ro seems to be uncomfortable betraying her new friends, but she tells Picard that she will do her duty.

She then returns to the Juhraya colony and tells the Maquis that she intercepted a Federation transmission about a Yridian convoy of freighters coming from Deep Space 9. This convoy supposedly carries the last components the Cardassians need to complete their biogenic weapon having already taken possession of others from Ferengi and Pakled transports. Macias decides to tell the other cell leaders and get their help to attack the convoy.

Later, Macias and Ro are walking through the courtyard of the compound. Macias talks to Ro about the grand feast he is planning when the Maquis finally make the Cardassians leave their homes. Ro tells him it will be a long time before they do celebrating of any kind. Macias tells her she must not give up hope. He remarks that they will make blueberry pie along with hasperat and he will play the belaklavion. Ro remembers her father had played the musical instrument when she was younger and afraid to go to sleep. As she tearfully recalls this, Macias suggests they celebrate tonight, anyway. As Ro and Macias go to the colony's market to pick up food, three hooded figures climb the central steps and open fire on the settlers with phasers. They are Cardassians and succeed in killing Macias before being killed themselves by the Maquis.

Macias, while trying to help an injured colonist, is shot by a Cardassian. Ro kills him and goes over to help the dying old man. Macias tells Ro, just before he dies, that when an old fighter dies, another steps up to take his place. Ro looks up at the sky with a tear falling down her face.

Act Five

Picard is sitting in the settlement bar on Ronara having a drink. Ro walks in and suggests that they take a table in the back. They act like they are talking intimately and Ro is constantly touching Picard's head, arms and hands. Picard calls her Laren for the only time. She tells him that she doesn't know where her loyalty lies, but that she will do her duty. They lean toward each other and touch foreheads like lovers as Picard threatens Ro with a court martial if she fails to follow her orders. Picard tells her that Commander Riker will be joining her posing as her relative just to be certain that the plan goes through.

Picard, betrayed

Picard, betrayed by Ro

The strike on the convoy is imminent and Riker and Ro are aboard a Maquis ship preparing to attack the convoy. The Enterprise is hidden in the Hugora nebula, out of sight of the incoming ships. Just as the Maquis are about to cross into Federation space, Ro fires a low intensity particle beam toward the nebula allowing the Maquis ships to see the trap. They break formation stopping just short of Federation space and Federation jurisdiction. Riker confronts Ro, who pulls a phaser on him and announces that she can't go through with the plan. Ro transports to Kalita's ship and leaves Riker to take the Maquis ship to the Enterprise. Before she leaves, she asks Riker to tell Picard she is sorry.

Later, in Picard's ready room, Riker says that Ro felt she was doing the right thing and that she seemed more concerned that she was letting down Picard than anything else. Picard remains silent and unmoving, not even taking Riker's report, so the Commander places it on his desk and leaves. After Riker leaves, Picard continues to sit silently, his face filled with anger because despite everything he did and how much he trusted Ro, she still chose to betray him.

Memorable Quotes

"Those are Federation ships."
"Isolate one and magnify. The Maquis."

- Riker and Picard identify who is attacking the Cardassian ship Vetar


"You are Federation citizens. Your actions are in violation of our treaty with the Cardassians. Call off your attack!"

- Picard, to the Maquis


"I never thought we'd be firing on our own people to protect a Cardassian ship."

- Riker


"We are doing everything in our power to control them."
"The fact that my ship was attacked suggests your efforts have met with limited success."

- Picard discusses the Maquis situation with Evek


"I've spent the better part of my life fighting the Cardassians. I never thought I'd be helping them out."

- Ro, agreeing to infiltrate the Maquis


"The way I see it, there's one good reason to take this mission and that's to validate your faith in me."

- Ro, to Picard


"It was really nice meeting you."

- Ro, to an unsuspecting man at the bar after having made out with him to disguise herself from Starfleet


"We've learned to be cautious of strangers."
"I understand."
"But I've known since I first met you, that in your heart, you're one of us."

- Macias and Ro


"You have to hang on."
"When an old fighter like me dies... someone always steps forward to take his place."

- Ro and Macias


"When she comes aboard, take her into custody."

- Picard, to Worf about Ro after she betrays Starfleet


"You can take this ship back to the Enterprise."
"You're going with them?!"
"It's been a long time since I really felt like I belonged somewhere. Could you tell Captain Picard something for me?"
"Of course. What is it?"
"Tell him I'm sorry."
"So long, Ro. Take care of yourself."
"Goodbye, Will. Energize."

- Ro and Riker


"She seemed very sure that she was doing the right thing. I think her only regret was that she let you down. Here's my report."

- Riker, to Picard about Ro Laren

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Alpha Nine; Alpha Seven; Bajor; Bajoran; Bajoran interceptor; Belaklavion; bio-mimetic gel; bird; Board of inquiry; Bularian canapé; Cardassia; Cardassian; Cardassian border; court martial; Deep Space 9; Demilitarized Zone; desertion; eye; Federation; Federation attack fighter; Ferengi; Ferengi transport; foraiga; Galaxy-class; Gorkon, USS; hasperat; Hugora nebula; isomiotic hypospray; Juhraya; Juhryan freighter; Klingon; Kurlan naiskos; Maquis; Maquis fighter; medkit; monk; Occupation of Bajor; painting; Pakled; particle beam; plasma flare; protostar; red alert; refugee camp; Ro Gale; Ronara Prime; sculpture; sensor buoy; sickbay; spy; Squad Leader; tongue; Topin system; type 8 phaser; Vetar; Vulcan; Yridian

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