The Battle (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"'The Battle" is the 9^th episode of the science fiction television series The Next Generation.

Overview

Picard is given his old command, the Stargazer, as a gift by Ferengi Daimon Bok who intends to use it as part of a trap to discredit and destroy the Enterprise captain.

Plot

On stardate 41723.9, the USS Enterprise has rendezvoused with a Ferengi vessel. After days of waiting, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, who is plagued by a headache, grows impatient. The Ferengi finally respond with their Captain, Daimon Bok, requesting to meet Picard.

Picard goes to sickbay where Doctor Beverly Crusher conducts a medical scan. She has no idea what is causing his headaches. In the meantime, Wesley Crusher detects a second vessel approaching. Geordi La Forge identifies the ship as an old Constellation-class starship.

Bok transports to the Enterprise bridge, along with his first officer Kazago. Bok announces that the Federation ship is a "gift" for "the hero of Maxia." Picard is not sure what Bok is referring to, where Data reminds him that nine years ago, at Maxia, he was attacked by an unidentified aggressor which he destroyed. Bok angrily shouts that ship in question was Ferengi.

The viewer magnifies upon the old ship. The nomenclature reads: "STARGAZER". Picard is realizing it's his former command. Bok found the derelict, and offers it as a memento.

Picard tells of the incident at Maxia. The Stargazer suffered damage and...
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