FIFTH SEASON PROMO SUMMARY

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                      STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
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                        FIFTH SEASON PROMO SUMMARY

                               by Dean Adams

                               June 14, 1993



              Ep.     Date     PC    Title
              ----  --------   ---   -----------------
              101.  09/21/91   201   Redemption II
              102.  09/28/91   202   Darmok
              103.  10/05/91   203   Ensign Ro
              104.  10/12/91   204   Silicon Avatar
              105.  10/19/91   205   Disaster
              106.  10/26/91   206   The Game
              107.  11/02/91   208   Unification, Part I
              108.  11/09/91   207   Unification, Part II
              109.  11/16/91   209   A Matter of Time
              110.  01/04/92   210   New Ground
              111.  01/25/92   211   Hero Worship
              112.  02/01/92   212   Violations
              113.  02/08/92   213   The Masterpiece Society
              114.  02/15/92   214   Conundrum
              115.  02/22/92   215   Power Play
              116.  02/29/92   216   Ethics
              117.  03/14/92   217   The Outcast
              118.  03/21/92   218   Cause And Effect
              119.  03/28/92   219   The First Duty
              120.  04/18/92   220   Cost Of Living
              121.  04/25/92   221   The Perfect Mate
              122.  05/02/92   222   Imaginary Friend
              123.  05/09/92   223   I, Borg
              124.  05/16/92   224   The Next Phase
              125.  05/30/92   225   The Inner Light
              126.  06/13/92   226   Time's Arrow


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 REDEMPTION II  (#201)
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THE KLINGON EMPIRE FACES EXTINCTION...

   [ matte shot of the Klingon city, IN FLAMES! ]

   [ Worf and Kern together ]

  Kern:  It is time to celebrate!  For tomorrow, we all may die.

DATA MUST DECIDE WHO WILL LIVE, AND WHO WILL DIE...

   [ Data is shown in command of a NEW type of Starship, which looks
     similar to the Nebula Class; a tactical display is shown ]

  Lt. Cmdr (to Data):  You don't give a *damn* about the people whose
                       lives you're throwing away!  Were not just machines.

  Data (from command chair):  FIRE!

   [ Data's ship fires a photon barrage, and apparently
     hits a fleeing Klingon Bird of Prey class ship ]

   [ FOUR Federation Starships are shown, including the Enterprise,
     Data's ship, a Stargazer type vessel, and one other which only
     a small part of the saucer section is visible ]

...AND WILL PICARD'S PAST FINALLY CATCH UP WITH HIM?

   [ Picard on the Enterprise bridge; Troi is assisting at a science
     station, and O'Brien is serving as Tactical Officer;  Picard stands,
     Deanna turns abruptly, and Sela (Denise Crosby) in full Romulan garb
     is shown on the bridge viewscreen... looking rather resentful ]

  Picard:  Tasha.

   [ Hand to hand combat taking place in the Klingon Council Chamber;
     Gowron (sitting at the "throne" hands Worf a dagger;  Worf looks
     to Picard, who is standing nearby ]

FIND OUT THE CHILLING ANSWERS, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE
OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 DARMOK  (#202)
----------------


A *SAVAGE* KIDNAPING...

   [ Picard on a planet, he is holding a knife;
     he dematerializes in a transport beam ]

   [ Riker and Worf on the bridge, the interior of an alien ship is on
     the main viewscreen;  Three humanoid aliens can be seen, with some
     rather impressive head ridges, these are the Tamarians ]

   Riker (to viewscreen):  You're holding our Captain. 
                           I want him released.

...AND PICARD IS FORCED TO PLAY A DANGEROUS GAME OF SURVIVAL.

   [ Picard stabs a large, glowing "dragon lizard" type creature
     with an energized "power dagger";  An energy bolt throws him
     back, and he drops the weapon ]

  Picard (to unseen aliens):  NOOO!!

   [ The alien ship fires a focused green beam at an Enterprise
     shuttle; The shuttle is hit, sending Worf and his female
     co-pilot spiraling out of control ]

NOW THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO BRING HIM BACK ALIVE...

   [ Geordi, Troi, and Riker in the conference lounge ]

  Geordi:  It's going to take me at least a full day to do it.

  Troi:    Captain Picard could be dead by then...

   [ Back on the planet with Picard, the alien creature
     is materializing behind him;  He turns ]

...AND IT COULD LEAD TO A FULL SCALE WAR!

   [ The alien ship is facing the Enterprise, in orbit over a planet ]

   [ On the bridge: Riker in the command chair, Troi at his side ]

  Riker:  Stand by to fire, Mr. Worf.

   [ Alien ship fires on the Enterprise, hitting the
     port warp nacelle; it appears to power down ]

   [ Back on the bridge, with emergency lighting ]

  Data:  We cannot survive another hit.

   [ The Enterprise fires a yellow beam, from the area of the
     forward photon torpedo launcher; the alien ship is hit ]

   [ On the planet, the creature is again attacking Picard;  He stands,
     holding the blade;  He has been slashed across the stomach ]

DEADLY ENCOUNTER!  ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

 Aliens force picard to play a deadly game of survival!
 ...on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 ENSIGN RO  (#203)
-------------------


A RENEGADE OFFICER THREATENS A CRITICAL PEACE MISSION...

   [ Ensign Ro (Michelle Forbes), Worf, and Picard in an underground
     cavern, surrounded by armed Bajoran "terrorists" ]

   [ Data rushes into the cavern with a phaser drawn, Troi is following him ]

   [ Picard in the ready room ]

  Picard (to Admiral):  She has no business serving on ANY starship.

...BUT IS SHE THE LINK TO A FEDERATION CONSPIRACY?

   [ The Enterprise maneuvering near a planet's large moon ]

   [ Ensign Ro talking with Guinan, in her office ]

  Ro:  There is more going on here than anybody on the ship realizes.

  Guinan:  <distressed smile>

NOW PICARD MUST DEFY STARFLEET ORDERS, OR FACE A TERRORIST ATTACK.

   [ The Enterprise and a Cardassian ship flying in formation ]

   [ Picard on the bridge;  Two alien ships on the
     viewscreen, converging on the Enterprise ]

  Cardassian (on viewscreen):  You have one hour to withdraw.

  Ro:  This mission will end in bloodshed.

   [ The Enterprise maneuvers to avoid the two incoming ships;
     One fires an energy bolt, destroying a Cardassian vessel ]

STARFLEET SABOTAGE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A starfleet conspiracy forces the crew into a terrorist
  attack, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 SILICON AVATAR  (#204)
------------------------


AN ALIEN KILLING FORCE ATTACKS AN INNOCENT PLANET...

   [ Riker on a planet's surface (Melona Four), looking up into the sky;
     an energy beam cuts across an open field, disintegrating everything
     in it's path; People are fleeing in the distance ]

   [ Riker in the Captain's ready room ]

  Riker:  It's already killed thousands. 
          It will undoubtedly continue to kill, unless we stop it.

   [ Data running with many people following; more people running,
     with Riker in their midst;  he is carrying a small child;
     Riker stops, and looks behind him ]

...BUT DATA MAY POSSES THE SECRET TO IT'S DEADLY POWER.

   [ Data in a cavern, studying tricorder readings ]

   [ The Crystalline Entity is near the surface of the planet,
     passing in front of the sun; Two people fall down in front
     of the energy beam, and are disintegrated ]

  Data (to Marr):  Do you believe I lured the Entity here?

  Dr. Marr:  I am accusing you of collaborating with that monster!

NOW THE RACE IS ON TO STOP IT'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION!

   [ The Crystalline Entity is close to the ground,
     and sends out another white energy beam ]

   [ Away Team in a dark cavern; Two phaser beams fire on an opening above ]

   [ Picard in Ready Room ]

  Picard:  I want to try and communicate with it.

  [ Crystalline Entity on the main viewscreen, closing fast on
    the Enterprise;  Picard rises from his chair, Troi is sitting
    next to him;  The Entity is impacting with the shields ]

GAMBLING WITH FATE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  The crew face attack from an unstoppable alien
  force, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 DISASTER  (#205)
------------------


A CATASTROPHIC BLAST ROCKS THE ENTERPRISE...

   [ Troi on the bridge, the ship is shaking; crew members are thrown back,
     onto the floor;  There is an explosion from inside a bulkhead ]

   [ Bev and Geordi in a cargo bay, with drums of hazardous materials.
     The ship is rocked, and the containers are scattered ]

   Riker:  I think we should assume the worst,
           that everyone on the bridge is dead.

EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IS IN DANGER! 

   [ Troi and O'Brien on the bridge, checking an injured female ensign;
     Bev on the floor in the cargo bay, trying to get up;  Children
     in the turbolift with Picard being thrown about ]

   [ Keiko and Worf, in ten forward ]

  Keiko (to Worf):  I'm going into labor.

...AND EVERYONE MUST RISK THE IMPOSSIBLE TO SURVIVE.

   [ Picard climbing up a ladder in a turbolift shaft ]

   [ Data standing in a chamber with large bolts of energy coursing
     through his body;  His chest area is glowing white hot ]

  Riker:  DATA!

   [ Picard holding onto the ladder in the turbolift shaft,
     with the children;  The turbolift car falls beneath them ]

  Picard:  The lift is falling.  Hang on!

  Children:  <screams>

   [ On the bridge: O'Brien is at Tactical, Troi is by his side ]

  Ensign:  All decks brace for impact.

   [ Bev and Geordi holding on, while the cargo bay decompresses;
     Keiko giving birth in ten forward; Riker turns over Data's body,
     revealing a burned out chest area ]

DEADLINE TO DISASTER, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A high level disaster rocks the enterprise, and threatens every
  man, woman, and child... on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 THE GAME  (#206)
------------------


A HARMLESS GAME BECOMES A DANGEROUS ADDICTION...

   [ Picard in his Ready Room, puts on a "game" headset ]

   [ Image of the GAME: 3-D computer graphics; grid of red circles on
     the floor, a moving blue "funnel" projecting up from it, and a
     flying red disc ]

   [ Bev wearing a headset, her eyes blinking and mouth agape ] 

   [ Wes and Robin talking ]

  Wes:  What if someone's trying to use the Game for
        some purpose -other- than pleasure?

...AND THE CREW FALL VICTIM TO IT'S -EVIL- HYPNOTIC POWERS!

   [ Woman sitting in 10-Forward wearing a Game headset;
     she is totally "strung out"... ]

   [ Riker wearing a Game headset; a woman activates it ]

   [ Data collapses onto a table in Sickbay, Bev has turned him off ]

   [ Wesley and Robin, in a stateroom ]

  Wes:  We can't trust -anyone- anymore, not even the Captain.

   [ Picard activates a headset he is wearing ]

CAN WESLEY RESCUE THE CREW FROM TOTAL MIND CONTROL?

   [ Riker and Worf chase Wesley through Main Engineering; the Red Alert
     alarm is audible; Wes jumps down a service passageway; Riker and Worf
     running down a corridor; Riker corners Wes in a crawlspace ]

...OR IS -HE- NEXT?

   [ Geordi, Troi, Bev, and Picard on the bridge ]

  Geordi:  We've got him, Captain.

   [ Wes in a service passageway; Riker grabs him ]

  Wes:  Let go of me!

   [ On the Bridge, Riker and Worf hold Wes down in the Captain's
     chair while a Game headset is placed on him and activated ]

HIGH-TECH NIGHTMARE, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A harmless game becomes a dangerous addiction of mind
  control, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




----------------------------------------------
 UNIFICATION I  (#208) / "SPOCK TEASER" PROMO
----------------------------------------------


   [ The Enterprise heading into Spacedock ]

THE FATE OF TWO WORLDS HANGS IN THE BALANCE...

   [ A Klingon commander, shown on the bridge of a Klingon ship ]

   [ A Romulan, and interior views on Romulus ]

AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE CONFRONTS THE NEXT GENERATION.

   [ Sela crouches down, pointing a Romulan phaser ]

   [ Riker grabs a Ferengi by the neck and lifts him up ]

NOW, A HERO FROM THE PAST...

   [ SPOCK walks forward, inside some sort of cavern ]

...CRUSADES FOR PEACE, IN THE DARKEST HOUR OF FUTURE HISTORY.

   [ Spock gives a neck pinch to a Romulan guard in a corridor, he picks
     up the fallen guard's weapon to confront another Romulan ]

   [ Large single letter graphics:  S - P - O - C - K ]

   [ Picard in dress uniform, gives the Vulcan salute (to Sarek?);
     Spock gives the salute to a Romulan/Vulcan ]

-SPOCK- COMING THIS NOVEMBER, TO STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 UNIFICATION II  (#207)
------------------------


   [ The Enterprise flies by ]

ON THE THRILLING CONCLUSION TO SPOCK'S RETURN...

   [ Spock turns towards the camera ]

   [ Pardek, with a disguised Picard and Data, face Spock in the cavern ]

  Spock:  Logic cannot explain why.
          I only know I must pursue this.

TWO GENERATIONS STRUGGLE TO END CENTURIES OF CONFLICT...

   [ Picard (in uniform), pointing a Romulan phaser weapon ]

   [ Matte view of a Romulan city ]

   [ Data activates a holographic field ]

...BUT SECRET FORCES PLOT TO DESTROY THEIR PLANS.

   [ Romulan guards burst in on Spock, Pardek, plus Picard
     and Data (in uniform), in another cavern setting ]

   [ Riker grabs a Ferengi by the neck ]

   [ The Enterprise warping by... ]

NOW, AT THE THRESHOLD OF PEACE...

   [ Pardek watches as Spock and the Procounsel give the Vulcan salute ]

...ONE MAN SACRIFICES HIS LIFE AGAINST A DEADLY THREAT

   [ Sela turns, surprised ]

   [ Two Romulan guards pointing their weapons ]

   [ Picard under guard ]

  Sela:  All of you will die.

SHOCKING DESTINY, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.

   [ Geordi, Troi, and Worf on the Enterprise bridge ]

   [ A holographic Spock dissolves ]


Short version:

  Spock's historic peace mission is threatened by a shocking
  conspiracy, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




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 A MATTER OF TIME  (#209)
--------------------------


A MYSTERIOUS VISITOR FROM THE FUTURE HOLDS THE KEY TO A CRITICAL MISSION.

   [ Enterprise main bridge, a small ship is on the viewscreen;
     Berlingoff Rasmussen suddenly beams in front of Picard ]

   [ scene from inside a control room, on planet Penthara Four ]

   [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room ]

  Picard:  There are twenty million lives down there;
           and you know what will happen to them.

   [ the Enterprise is enveloped by a white energy beam ]

WILL HE HELP PICARD SAVE A DYING PLANET...?

   [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room (again) ]

  Rasmussen:  It sounds to me like you are trying to manipulate the future.

...OR WATCH A RISKY EXPERIMENT TRIGGER UNTOLD DEVASTATION.

   [ white energy beams are projected from the forward main deflector;
     the Saucer Module ventral phaser array fires in the same direction ]

   [ Worf on the bridge; the ship is shaking; he looks concerned ]

   [ Picard and Rasmussen, in the ready room (again) ]

  Rasmussen:  Everyone dies, Captain...

   [ Riker on the bridge [

  Riker:  Fire.

  Rasmussen:  ...it's just a question of when.

   [ the Enterprise enveloped in the energy field ]

   [ Riker and Picard, and Rasmussen on the bridge; the ship is shaking ]

DEADLY DILEMMA, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A mysterious visitor from the future could save a planet from
  total devastation, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 PROMO FOR STAR TREK VI
------------------------


   [ collage of scenes from TOS and the films ]

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, -ONE MAN- CREATED AN INSPIRING VISION OF THE FUTURE,

   [ a large explosion, with an expanding wavefront ]

...BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A REMARKABLE CAST.

   [ Kirk rises from his chair on the bridge ]

   [ Uhura and McCoy (holding a phaser in the air),
     push their way through an angry mob ]

   [ the Enterprise leaves an orbiting starbase ]

ON DECEMBER SIXTH, PARAMOUNT PICTURES INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE
THE STAR TREK EXPERIENCE...

   [ three people standing on the edge of an ice cliff ]

   [ Kirk and McCoy on trial ]

   [ Spock mind melds with Valeris, on the bridge ]

...AS THE ORIGINAL CREW OF THE ENTERPRISE
BEGINS THEIR FINAL, AND GREATEST ADVENTURE.

   [ A Klingon ship fires on the Enterprise; direct hit on the Saucer ]

   [ Kirk is grabbed by an alien ]

   [ Sulu rises from his command chair on the Excelsior ]

   [ "Kirk" is hit by a disrupter beam ]

   [ the Enterprise and Excelsior firing photon torpedoes ]

STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, RATED PG.

STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER SIXTH, AT A THEATER NEAR YOU.

  [ S T A R D A T E    12  6  91 ]




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 NEW GROUND  (#210)
--------------------


WORF FACES AN EMOTIONAL REUNION, WITH A FORGOTTEN SON...

   [ Alexander fighting creature simulations on the holodeck ]

   [ Alexander and Worf in his quarters ]

  Alexander:  You don't care about me. 
              All you care about is your -honor-.

   [ Alexander angrily knocks a case to the floor ]

...AND A SUDDEN CRISIS COULD SEVER THEIR RELATIONSHIP FOREVER.

   [ The crew on the bridge is shaken by an impact;  A large energy front,
     or "Soliton Wave" approaches at high speed and hits the ship ]

  Picard:  Bridge to Biolab Four. 
           Alexander, can you hear us?

   [ Alexander examines a cubicle in the lab; another impact hits ]

   [ The Soliton Wave pursuing the Enterprise at high speed ]

  Data (on the bridge):  The Wave is about to overtake us, sir.

NOW, CAN WORF MAKE PEACE WITH HIS SON, BEFORE TRAGEDY STRIKES.

   [ The wavefront explodes, producing shock waves ]

   [ Worf and Riker leave the bridge to help Alexander ]

  Picard:  Commander, you have three minutes, not one second more.

   [ Riker and Worf outside the Biolab door, it opens and flames shoot out ]

   [ Worf searches the Biolab, which is filled with flames ]

  Worf:  Alexander!

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  Worf's emotional reunion with his son could jeopardize a
  critical mission, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




----------------------
 HERO WORSHIP  (#211)
----------------------


AN ABANDONED MYSTERY SHIP LEADS TO A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

   [ Geordi, Data, and Riker onboard a damaged ship; they find Timothy ]

   [ Troi and Data in Timothy's quarters ]

  Troi:  His world is gone Data, we're going to
         have to help him build a new one.

A TRAUMATIZED CHILD HOLDS THE SECRET TO AN INTERGALACTIC TRAP...

   [ The Enterprise maneuvering in the Black Cluster ]

   [ Computer display of the damaged ship ]

   [ Picard, Troi, Data, and Geordi on the bridge ]

  Picard:  Why wouldn't he tell is the truth?

  Troi:    He's still in shock.

   [ Data holding Timothy's hand, in his quarters ]

...BUT CAN DATA'S ANDROID CONNECTION PREVENT AN ENTERPRISE DEATH MISSION?

   [ The Enterprise fires on the Black Cluster ]

   [ Troi, Data, Timothy, and Picard, in his ready room;
     Timothy is wearing a Starfleet uniform like Data's ]

  Timothy:  We were attacked. 
            We were attacked!

   [ On the bridge; Worf at Tactical ]

  Worf:  Impact in three... two... ONE.

   [ Picard and the ship is shaken ]

   [ The Enterprise in the Black Cluster, shields up ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A traumatized child from an abandoned ship hides a secret to an
  intergalactic trap, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




--------------------
 VIOLATIONS  (#212)
--------------------


SOMETHING EVIL IS INVADING THE CREW'S MOST PRIVATE THOUGHTS...

   [ Deanna looking in the mirror; something is wrong ]

   [ memory of Troi and Riker laying down together; Riker then
     becomes somebody else, holding Troi down on the floor ]

  Troi:  Don't!  NOOOO!!!! <screaming>

   [ Deanna, unconscious on the floor ]

   [ Riker talking to one of the aliens, in Ten-Forward ]

  Riker:  She's more than ill, she's in a coma.

...AND SUDDENLY MEMORIES FROM THE PAST BECOME HORRIFYING NIGHTMARES.

   [ Riker, Geordi, and an Ensign in Main Engineering control ]

  Ensign (to Riker):  You killed her.

   [ gas escaping from the Warp Core chamber, crewmen are
     running out of Engineering; Riker turns in surprise ]

   [ Riker passes out, his head falls onto a console ]

   [ Picard and Inad in an office ]

   Picard:  We have investigated every possible cause we
            can imagine, and we have found nothing!

CAN NO ONE STOP THE MADNESS?!

  Bev:  <gasp>

   [ Bev (no wig!); memory of Jack Crusher's body on an exam table ]

   [ Jack's eyes snap open; he is then standing next to Bev ]

  Bev:  <scream>, <SCREAM!!>

   [ Memory of Picard in the exam room; he has brown HAIR ]

   [ Data and Geordi rush in to Bev's office and find her passed out ]

...OR WILL EVERYONE'S NIGHTMARE END IN DEATH, ON AN
ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




---------------------------------
 THE MASTERPIECE SOCIETY  (#213)
---------------------------------


TROI'S NEW ROMANCE FACES TRAGEDY...

   [ Deanna smiles, then kisses Aaron Conor ]

  Troi:   I have to go.

  Aaron:  I need you here.

...WHEN A MASSIVE THREAT TARGETS A GENETICALLY PERFECT WORLD...

   [ The Enterprise follows a large, blue, glowing
     stellar fragment that is heading for a planet ]

   [ Computer display of fragment; planet scene of a multi-domed city ]

   [ Picard talking to Conor on bridge viewscreen ]

  Picard:  I'm afraid we are going to have to evacuate your people.

...ONLY ONE OPTION REMAINS.

   [ Geordi in Engineering; Hannah demonstrates a new tractor beam ]

  Geordi:  A multiphase tractor beam?

SACRIFICING THE ENTERPRISE TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF LIVES.

   [ The Enterprise fires a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ]

   [ Troi with a group of people on the planet ]

   [ Data on the bridge, sitting at Ops ]

  Data:  Termination of all life support in...  five seconds.

   [ Geordi and Hannah in Engineering ]

  Geordi:  Come on, come on.

   [ The Enterprise again firing a tractor beam into the stellar fragment ]

   [ Troi and Aaron on the planet at a 'piano recital', the ground shakes ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  The crew must endanger the ship to save a genetically perfect
  society from destruction, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------
 CONUNDRUM (#214)
------------------


STRICKEN WITH TOTAL AMNESIA...

   [ a green energy beam sweeps across Ensign Ro and the other bridge crew ]

  Riker:   I don't know who any of you are.

  Picard:  I don't even remember who I am...

...THE CREW STRUGGLE TO FIND THEIR TRUE IDENTITIES...

   [ in Sickbay, Bev examines a convulsing patient on a biobed ]

   [ in private quarters, Riker kisses Ensign Ro ]

   [ Ro Llaran, now wearing a dress, approaches Riker ]

  Ro:  You and I could be married.

...AND DISCOVER THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN ALIEN WAR.

   [ The Enterprise approaches a large space station ]

   [ On the bridge, Worf and Riker fire phasers at an
     alien masquerading as a Starfleet officer ]

   [ Geordi gives a briefing with a tactical computer display in background ]

  Geordi:  We've been ordered across into Lysian territory
           and to destroy their central command.

   [ The Enterprise fires phasers and destroys an incoming ship ]

   [ Troi in the briefing room ]

  Troi:  There could be thousands of lives at stake.

   [ NUMEROUS ships converging and firing on the Enterprise,
     which returns fire with multiple phaser blasts ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  Stricken with amnesia, the crew finds themselves in a
  mysterious war, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




--------------------
 POWER PLAY  (#215)
--------------------


AN EVIL FORCE IS WAITING TO ATTACK...

   [ A shuttle moving through atmosphere; it spins out of control,
     with Riker and Data piloting and Troi sitting behind them ]

   [ The shuttle has crash landed on a planet's surface; Riker,
     Troi, and Data are standing in front of the wreck ]

  Troi:  They're coming.

   [ O'Brien, and the other three on the planet are thrown
     to the ground by an electrical discharge ]

...IN A DEADLY PLOT TO POSSES THE CREW.

   [ Closeup of Troi's eye opening ]

   [ Troi, Data, and O'Brien in Ten-Forward, looking
     grim and brandishing phaser IIs ]

  Troi:  Everyone, get down on the floor!

NOW, TRUSTED ALLIES THREATEN A SAVAGE TAKEOVER OF THE ENTERPRISE.

   [ On the bridge, O'Brien shoots Ensign Ro; Data shoves
     Worf over the Tactical console and onto the floor ]

   [ O'Brien, Troi, and Data in a corridor; Data smashes a control panel ]

   [ Data and Worf in Ten-Forward ]

  Worf:  I have no fear of death.

  Data <VERY angry>:  And I have no fear of killing you!

   [ Troi fires her phaser at a running security officer ]

   [ Data angrily grabs Picard by the neck ]

   [ Troi fires on Worf and sends him falling back ]

WHO WILL SURVIVE THIS SHOCKING ACT OF MUTINY?
ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  [ On the bridge, Ro at helm, Data at Ops.  Riker approaches Data
    and Data angrily throws his arm back and knocks Riker down ]

 SOMETHING EVIL FORCES THE CREW TO BATTLE EACH OTHER IN A
 SAVAGE ACT OF MUTINY, ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




----------------
 ETHICS  (#216)
----------------


AFTER A DEVASTATING INJURY...

   [ Worf is hit in the back by a falling plastic drum in a cargo
     bay; Geordi and another crewman witness it from a distance ]

   [ Picard sitting in his Ready Room ]

  Picard:  Worf will never regain the use of his legs.

A CRIPPLED WORF CHOOSES SUICIDE OVER LIFE AS AN INVALID.

   [ Worf falls while trying to walk between training bars ]

   [ Riker fondles a Klingon dagger ]

   [ Troi and Alexander try and help Worf get up ]

   [ Worf, flat on his back, hands the dagger to Alexander ]

  Worf:  I want you to help me die.

...CAN A MEDICAL MIRACLE SAVE HIM?

   [ Bev and Dr. Russell confer in Sickbay over a 3-d
     holographic view of Worf's spinal column ]

   [ Bev and Picard talking ]

  Bev:  If he goes into that operation, he could come out a corpse.

...OR WILL HE DIE UNDER THE KNIFE?!

   [ Worf on his back on the operating table, a protruding
     ridged spinal column is very visible... ]

   [ Bev and Dr. Russell in red surgical outfits ]

  Russell:  He's going into cardiac arrest.

   [ Bev very angry;  Computer screen: PATIENT BIOMEDICAL STATUS,
       REAL TIME VITAL SIGNS DISPLAY... (all flatlined) ]

   [ Troi consoles Alexander ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  After a crippling injury, Worf must risk a deadly operation,
  on Star Trek: The Next Generation.




---------------------
 THE OUTCAST  (#217)
---------------------


A CRITICAL RESCUE MISSION...

   [ Enterprise Shuttlecraft _MAGELLAN_ shown flying throgh space ]

   [ Riker is piloting, with Soren seated next to him; electrical
     discharges are visible along one of the engine pods ]

  Riker:  We've lost an engine.

...TEAMS RIKER WITH A MYSTERIOUS OUTCAST...

   [ Riker and Soren talking together ]

  Soren:  I find you attractive.

   [ Outside in garden area, they kiss ]

...AND LEADS TO A FORBIDDEN AFFAIR.

   [ Riker in an office talking to a planetary official ]

  Riker:  Where is Soren?

  Krite:  In custody.

NOW, A CLASH BETWEEN TWO CULTURES...

   [ After a hearing, Soren is led out by two guards as Riker watches ]

  Riker:  Don't do this.  Soren!

...FORCES RIKER TO SACRIFICE HIS CAREER.

   [ outside, Riker fights with two guards ]

   [ Picard and Riker in the Ready Room; Picard gazes out his window ]

  Riker:  I can't just leave her there. 
          They'll give her these psychotectic treatments.
          I have to help her.

   [ The Shuttle with Riker and Soren onboard explodes ]

ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  [ The Shuttle with Riker and Soren passes into an energy
    field in space and disappears; in a zone of whiteness,
    the Shuttle suddenly explodes... ]

 A DANGEROUS AFFAIR WITH AN OUTCAST, FORCES RIKER TO
 RISK HIS CAREER, ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




--------------------------
 CAUSE AND EFFECT  (#218)
--------------------------


CAUGHT IN AN ENDLESS TIME LOOP...

   [ Riker, Data, and Ro (with new short haircut) on the bridge ]

   [ Geordi, talking in the briefing room ]

  Geordi:  We could have been trapped here for hours, days, maybe years.

...UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE PAST.

   [ The side of Data's head is exposed, as Geordi makes an adjustment ]

   [ In Sickbay, Bev scans Geordi's head with a medical tricorder ]

   [ Picard, talking in the briefing room ]

  Picard:  How did it happen, how did we get there?

A STARSHIP COLLISION LIES DEAD AHEAD...

   [ A Reliant-type Starship emerges from a stellar could ]

   [ Picard and Troi on the bridge, emergency power in effect ]

  Troi:  We have to get out of here, now!

CAN THE CREW ESCAPE THEIR OWN DESTINY?

   [ Data rapidly works a computer console, the display fills up with "3"s ]

   [ Starship shown approaching on the main viewscreen ]

   [ Bev, standing at a bridge station ]

  Bev:  Casualty reports coming in from all over the ship.

...OR WILL TIME TICK TOWARDS THEIR FINAL HOUR.

   [ The bridge is rapidly filled with flames ]

  Picard:  All hands, abandon ship!

   [ The Enterprise shakes and disintegrates, throwing off
     large amounts of energy and particles as it explodes ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  An endless time loop traps the crew on an unstoppable course
  of destruction, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 THE FIRST DUTY  (#219)
------------------------


WESLEY STANDS TRIAL FOR A FATAL AIR CRASH...

   [ graphic simulation of five ships flying in formation; two collide ]

   [ a crowded hearing room... ]

  Admiral:  What is your explanation, Mr. Crusher.

   [ Wes and Bev, talking in his quarters.  Wes is in a
     cadet uniform with two rank bars on the collar ]

  Wesley:   I have none.

...AND FINDS HIMSELF IN A DESPERATE COVER-UP.

  Wesley:   Don't try and protect me.

HIS STARFLEET CAREER IS GOING DOWN IN FLAMES.

   [ Wes and Picard talking ]

  Picard:  Either you come forward and tell Admiral Brand
           what really took place, or I will.

HOW FAR WILL HE GO TO HIDE THE TRUTH?

   [ Wes talking with Nick ]

  Nick:    There's no evidence, so there is no case.

  Wesley:  I can't call Captain Picard a liar.

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A fatal accident puts Wesley on trial, and threatens to
  destroy his career, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 COST OF LIVING  (#220)
------------------------


 A CLASH BETWEEN GENERATIONS...

   [ Worf looking annoyed; Lwaxana talking closely with Alexander ]

  Alexander:  I hate him.

...TRIGGERS AN ESCAPE INTO FANTASY.

   [ Alexander and Lwaxana enter the Holodeck; exterior
     surroundings with several strange humanoids present ]

  Lwaxana:  My little warrior wants to see more out of
            life than just fighting, eh?

BUT A PARASITE INVADES THE ENTERPRISE...

   [ Data and Geordi watch as a particulate cloud moves
     across an exposed bank of isolinear chips ]

   [ Picard and Riker on the bridge ]

  Riker:  Is it big enough to cause a threat?

   [ The Enterprise is shaken ]

   [ Lwaxana hugs Alexander; grid walls show through on the Holodeck ]

...AND WORF AND HIS SON ARE TRAPPED IN IT'S PATH OF DESTRUCTION.

   [ Picard talking on the bridge ]

  Picard:  There won't be a ship left to reach the Pelloris Field.

LIFE SIGNS ARE FAILING!

   [ A particulate cloud descends on the Enterprise as it moves
     through a field of small asteroids orbiting a blue planet ]

   [ In a crew cabin, Troi turns and looks astonished ]

   [ Geordi studying a panel in Engineering ]

  Geordi:  Primary power systems are going down.

   [ The Enterprise fires an orange energy bolt from the
     main deflector; an asteroid is hit and destroyed ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  The crew struggles to stop a parasite from devouring it's way
  through the Enterprise, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




--------------------------
 THE PERFECT MATE  (#221)
--------------------------


A BEAUTIFUL SEDUCTRESS COMES TO LIFE...

   [ Kamala materializes inside an orange field, lying flat on the deck
     in the cargo bay;  Picard, the Ambassador, Worf, a Ferengi, and two
     security guards are present;  Kamala stands, while still glowing ]

  Ambassador:  Kamala, is the key to peace between our two worlds.

   [ Kamala being fitted for a wedding gown ]

A WOMAN DESTINED TO END YEARS OF WAR...

   [ On the main viewscreen, a small ship looking somewhat
     like a Ferengi ShuttlePod suddenly explodes ]

   [ Riker and Kamala together;  they kiss ]

  Kamala:  You learn so quickly what stimulates a man.

...AND DETERMINED TO SATISFY FORBIDDEN DESIRES.

   [ Picard talking privately with Kamala ]

  Picard:  Don't do this, this... this you do with men.

BUT WILL PICARD SACRIFICE PEACE FOR PASSION?

  Kamala:  Would you ask me to stay, and ask two armies to keep fighting?

   [ Two Ferengi throw the Ambassador to the ground, he crashes
     into a table;  Kamala touches Picard's head seductively ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A forbidden love affair with a beautiful seductress could
  destroy a peace treaty, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




--------------------------
 IMAGINARY FRIEND  (#222)
--------------------------


AN INNOCENT GIRL CREATES THE ULTIMATE FANTASY...

   [ Clara waling down a corridor; Isabella materializes behind her ]

  Clara:  How come I can see you?

 ...A REAL LIVE IMAGINARY FRIEND

   [ Clara and Isabella talking;  Clara is scared ]

  Isabella:  No one will know. 
             It'll be our secret.

   [ Troi and Clara search for Isabella under the bed ]

BUT HAS SHE UNLEASHED A DEMON IN DISGUISE?

   [ A small orange energy ball emerges from a control console ]

   [ The Enterprise is blocked by a large obstruction ]

  Riker:  That thing's feeding off our shields

...AND CAN ANYTHING STOP IT'S REIGN OF TERROR?

   [ Clara and Isabella run into Worf in a corridor ]

   [ Isabella talking to Clara ]

  Isabella:  You're going to DIE, along with everyone else.

   [ Troi looking in Clara's closet, she turns
     and sees Isabella for the first time ]

  Troi:  <gasp!>

   [ Isabella emits an orange energy pulse from her hand;
     Troi is hit and collapses into unconsciousness ]

  Clara:  <screams>

   [ The Enterprise trapped inside an orange colored region ]

FIND OUT, ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  An imaginary friend poses a real life threat to the crew
  of the Enterprise, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




----------------
 I BORG  (#223)
----------------


A TERRIFYING THREAT FROM THE PAST...

   [ Borg survivor laying in the wreckage of a ship;  Bev, Riker,
     and Worf approach;  the area is covered by ice and snow ]

  Worf:  Kill it now.

...SPARKS A MORAL DILEMMA...

  Bev:  We can't leave him here. 
        He won't survive.

...AND VIOLENT MEMORIES COLLIDE.

   [ Picard, Geordi, and Bev watch the Borg in a detention cell ]

   [ Picard and Guinan talking, in his quarters ]

  Picard:  He's not a person, dammit! 
           It's a Borg.

NOW, WILL THE CREW SEEK REVENGE WITH A DARING EXPERIMENT?

   [ Geordi watches as the Borg is beamed into an examination unit ]

  Geordi:  Sending him back to destroy the others.
           Like some sort of... walk-ing bomb.

...OR WILL IT LEAD THEM INTO AN ENEMY TRAP?

   [ Guinan and Picard talking ]

  Guinan:  ...and then they're going to come looking
           for US, and they will destroy US.

   [ Back on the planet, Bev takes readings while Riker and Worf
     draw their phasers on three approaching Borg soldiers ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A shocking discovery sparks a deadly decision,
  on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 THE NEXT PHASE  (#224)
------------------------


ON A DEVASTATED SHIP...

   [ Riker, Worf, Data, and several Romulans are on the bridge of a
     ship being shaken; external view of a small Romulan scout ship ]

  Riker:  Enterprise, extend shields!

...TWO LIVES VANISH INTO THIN AIR...

   [ Ro and Geordi "phasing" on the transporter platform ]

   [ Riker and Worf, still on the Romulan ship ]

  Riker:  Where are they?

...LEAVING ONLY ONE TRAGIC CONCLUSION...

   [ Geordi and Ro talking (Ro wears a red headband in this episode)]

  Ro:  We're dead, Geordi.

...THEY'RE CAUGHT IN A GHOSTLY LIMBO.

   [ Geordi walks through the console in engineering (a la QL);
    he is totally "invisible" to Data, who is standing there ]

  Geordi:  It's like i'm here, but i'm not here.

   [ Geordi pushes his hand through a console ]

FACED WITH A THREAT FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.

   [ An invisible Romulan on the Enterprise bridge;  He points a phaser
     at Ro; Other crewpersons walk by without seeing either of them ]

  Romulan:  Do not move.

   [ Different scene:  Ro and the Romulan are fighting; Ro hits him several
     times and he collapses; Crew in the background pay no attention to them ]

  Geordi:  Ro!

   [ Geordi walks in between Data and a crewman having a conversation ]

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

 TWO LIVES VANISH INTO THIN AIR AND ARE TRAPPED IN A DEADLY LIMBO...

   [ Ro and Geordi talking in main engineering ]

  Geordi:  We are *not* dead!

 ...ON STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




------------------------
 THE INNER LIGHT  (225)
------------------------


A MYSTERY OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN...

   [ strange alien probe shown on main viewscreen ]

   [ On the bridge: Picard collapses, Riker catches him ]

  Riker:  Riker to Sickbay, the Captain's hurt.

   [ Picard's (Kamin) wife Eline smiles at him as he awakes ]

...TRAPS PICARD IN ANOTHER WORLD...

   [ Picard (in local clothing) gets out of bed looking confused ]

   [ From a hilltop, Picard looks down upon "his" village ]

   [ Picard speaking in a room... ]

  Picard:  Am I a prisoner here?

...AND ANOTHER MAN'S SOUL.

   [ Picard and Eline kiss ]

  Picard:  This is not my life!

DESTINED TO SPEND ETERNITY ON A DOOMED PLANET.

   [ An *OLD* Picard enters instrument readings into a journal ]

   [ A very aged Picard/Kamin speaking... ]
 
  Picard:  You simply cannot let this civilization die!

UNTIL FATE...

   [ The real Picard lays in Sickbay, while Bev and Ogawa work on him ]

  Eline:  Kamin?

   [ A not-quite-so-old Picard/Kamin collapses ]

...STRIKES A FATAL BLOW.

   [ Worf and Riker on the bridge ]

  Worf:  The Captain is under attack.

   [ Beverly in Sickbay, the real Picard is convulsing;
     Old Picard/Kamin looking very weak ]

  Bev:  I'm loosing him.

...ON AN ALL NEW EPISODE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  A bizarre accident traps Picard in another man's life
  for eternity, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




----------------------
 TIME'S ARROW  (#226)
----------------------


ON THE SEASON FINALE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION...

   [ Enterprise in Earth orbit ]

   [ Data's wide-eyed head found in an excavation site ]

   [ Picard, Riker, and Data looking at Data's head ]

  Data:  It seems clear that my life is to end in the late 19th century.

...DATA FACES A SHOCKING FATE!

   [ In a cavern, Data "fades out" as Geordi watches ]

   [ Geordi, Riker, and Troi in the cavern ]

  Riker:  We've lost him.

...AND EMBARKS ON A MISSION OF NO RETURN.

   [ Data appears on the street, in front of "Fire House No. 5";
     a horse-drawn carriage passes before him ]

   [ Riker speaking in the Enterprise conference room ]

  Riker:  I'm not willing to accept that he's dead and just leave it at that. 

NOW, TO BRING HIM BACK ALIVE...

   [ Troi, Riker, Geordi, and Bev in a cavern with glowing white beings ]

  Riker:  Oh my god...

...THE CREW MUST CROSS A CHILLING GATEWAY, INTO TERROR.

   [ A glowing doorway opens with someone emerging from it ]

  Troi:  Data!!

...ON THE SEASON FINALE OF STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.


Short version:

  Data faces his own death and must journey to 19th century Earth
  to save the future, on STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION.




            << END OF TNG SEASON FIVE PROMO SUMMARY FILE >>

                             by Dean Adams
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