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assistant chief engineer. (“The Squire of Gothos"” [TOS], “This caught the attention of Enterprise-D Captain Jean-Luc Picard (an Side of Paradise” [TOS], “Catspaw” [TOS]). amateur archaeologist), who was captured by Baran's crew at a Dessican bar. (“Gambit, Part I” [TNG]). “Descent, Part I." Next Generation episode #152. Story by Jeri Taylor. Teleplay by Ronald D. Moore. Directed by Alexander Dessican bartender. (Stephen Lee). Proprietor of a bar on planet Singer. Stardate 46982.1. First aired in 1993. The Enterprise-D Dessica Il. He was reluctant to allow Yranac to share information encounters a group of self-aware fanatical Borg who are followers about Captain Picard with an Enterprise-D away team, led by of Data's evil brother, Lore. This was the clif-hanger last episode Commander Riker in 2370. ("Gambit, Part I" [TNG]). This characof the sixth season. Noted physicist Stephen Hawking made a ter was never given a name. cameo appearance in this episode. GUEST CAST. John Neville as Newton, Issac; Jim Morton as Einstein, Albert; Natalie Nogulich ~~ “Destiny.” Deep Space Nine episode #61. Written by David S. as Necheyev, Alynna; Brian Cousins as Crosis; Professor Cohen & Martin A. Winer, Directed by Les Landau. Stardate Stephen Hawking as Hawking, Dr. Stephen William; Richard 48543.2. First aired in 1995. The arrival of Cardassian scientists Gilbert as Hill, Bosus; Stephen James Carver as Tayar. SEE: on DS9 appears to fulfill an ancient Bajoran prophecy—one that Agamemnon, U.S.S.; Borg; Borg ship; Brooks, Admiral; also predicts the destruction of the station. GUEST CAST: Tracy Corelki; Crazy Horse, U.S.S.; Crosis; Data; Einstein, Albert; Scoggins as Gilora Rejal: Wendy Robie as Ulani Belor; Erick El-Baz, Shuttiepod; Ferengi trading vessel; forced plasma Avari as Yarka; Jessica Hendra as Dejar. SEE: Bajoran wormbeam; Gates, Ensign; Gorkon, U.S.S.; Hawking, Dr. Stephen hole; Cardassians; Dax, Tobin; Dejar; Ferengi Rules of William; Hugh; level-2 security alert; Lore; luvetric pulse; MS Acquisition; Gilora Rejal; lloja of Prim; Janir; kanar; Kira 1 Colony; Necheyev, Vice-Admiral Alynna; New Berlin Colony; Nerys; Obsidian Order; Orb of Change; Qui'al Dam; Regova Newton, Isaac; Ohniaka Ill; One, The; quantum fluctuations; eggs; shuttlepod; silithium; Starfleet General Orders and ship recognition protocols; Torsus; Towles; transwarp; Regulations; subspace technology, tojal in yamok sauce; Wallace, Darian. Trakor; Trakor’s Third Prophecy; Trakor's Fourth Prophecy; Ulani Belor; vole; Vulcan; Yarka. “Descent, Part II." Next Generation episode #153. Written by Rene Echevarria. Directed by Alexander Singer. Stardate destruct sequence. A command program incorporated into the 47025.4. First aired in 1993. The Enterprise-D resolves the situa- main computer of Federation starships, intended to facilitate tion with the fanatical group of self-aware Borg by restoring destruction of the ship to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Data's ethical programming and disassembling Lore. This was the The U.S.S. Enterprise destruct sequence required voice authofirst episode of the seventh season. GUEST CAST: Jonathan Del rization from the commanding officer and two other senior offiArco as Hugh; Alex Datcher as Taitt, Ensign; James Horan as cers. After voiceprint confirmation of each officer's identity, the Barnaby, Lieutenant; Brian Cousins as Crosis; Benito Martinez commanding officer would verbally enter the command, as Salazar; Michael Reilly Burke as Goval. SEE: Barnaby, “Destruct sequence one, code one, one A." The computer would Lieutenant; Borg; Borg ship; Crosis; Crusher, Dr. Beverly; verify the command; then the second officer would verbally enter, Data; Devala Lake; ethical program; Emotion chip; Goval; “Destruct sequence two, code one, one-A, two-B,” which would Hugh; kedion; Lore; metaphasic shield; Ohniaka Ill; Salazar; then be verified by the computer. The third officer would give the Starbase 295; Taitt, Ensign; transwarp; Wallace, Darian. code, "Destruct sequence three, code one-B, two-B, three.” The actual destruct countdown would be initiated by the command desealer rod. Device used to unlock a pulsatel lockseal. from the captain: “Code zero, zero, zero, destruct zero." The (“Necessary Evil" [DS9]). computer would then give a countdown to destruction. The destruct countdown could be aborted until minus five seconds desegranine. Cardassian drug used to reverse memory loss. by the command “Code one two three continuity, abort destruct (“Second Skin" [DS9]). order.” The destruct sequence was entered but not executed when Lokai and Bele attempted to commandeer the Enterprise DeSeve, Ensign Stefan. (Barry Lynch). Starfleet officer who in 2269. (“Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” [TOS]). The same renounced his Federation citizenship in 2349 to live on Romulus. sequence was later used to destroy the Enterprise at the Genesis DeSeve later recalled that he found the simplicity of the Romulan ~~ Planet when the ship was about 10 be seized by a Klingon boardsystem of absolute values and their strong sense of purpose to ing party in 2285. (Star Trek lll: The Search for Spock). In 2372, be appealing. He noted that in later years, he began to realize that ~~ Captain Kathryn Janeway initiated the U.S.S. Voyager's destruct right and wrong is a more ambiguous matter. After 20 years on sequence in order to halt an automated Cardassian missile from Romulus, DeSeve returned to Federation custody in 2369 to help attacking planet Rakosa V. Janeway aborted the destruct order arrange the defection of Romulan Vice-Proconsul M'ret to the after Voyager chief engineer B'Elanna Torres successfully Federation. (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). destroyed the rogue missile. SEE: Dreadnought. (“Dreadnought” [DS9]). A duplicate Captain Kathryn Janeway of a duplicate DeSoto, Captain Robert. (Michael ~ Voyager used the destruct sequence to destroy her ship to preCavanaugh). Commanding officer of the E a — vent it from being taken over by Vidiians in 2372, (“Deadlock” U.S.S. Hood. Future Enterprise-D — i. [VGR]). SEE: autodestruct. Executive Officer William T. Riker served under DeSoto aboard the Hood _ Detapa Council. Ruling body of the Cardasafter Riker's assignment to the U.S.S. sian government, established some five cenPotemkin. DeSoto spoke very highly of turies ago. Both the military Cardassian Riker, despite an incident in which Riker Central Command and the Obsidian refused to let DeSoto beam into a haz- - Order intelligence agency were under ardous situation. (“Encounter at Far- direct control of the Detapa Council, point, Parts | and II" [TNG]). In 2366, DeSoto and the Hood were although in actual practice, both operated assigned to transport mission specialist Tam Elbrun for a priority with virtual autonomy. (“Defiant” [DS8]). The rendezvous with the Enterprise-D. (“Tin Man" [TNG]). DeSoto was Detapa Council won control of the Cardassian mentioned in “Encounter at Farpoint” (TNG), but not actually seen government in 2372 when a civilian uprising overuntil “Tin Man" (TNG). threw the Central Command. The Klingon High Council interpreted this coup as proof that the Dessica Il. Planet containing ruins of Romulan origin. In 2370, Cardassian government had been taken over by these ruins were the target of mercenary Arctus Baran, who was the Dominion, possibly by shape-shifters that working for the Vulcan isolationist movement, searching for could have replaced council members. Shortly fragments of the ancient Stone of Gol. Baran's activities had thereafter, the Klingons invaded Cardassia in order