'Arsenal of Freedom' (Story Code 121) by Richard Manning and Hans Beimler Story by Maurice Hurley and Robert Lewin

The U.S.S. Enterprise arrives at the planet Minos to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the U.S.S. Drake. Here Captain Picard and his crew are greeted by a recording of a salesman advertising the highly-advanced weaponry on the planet, which once dealt in arms during the Erselrope wars. Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Commander Data and Lieutenant Tasha Yar beam down to the surface, but are immediately attacked by a deadly floating device; it traps Riker in a transparent cube, before being destroyed by Yar. Picard and Doctor Crusher beam down to assist the away team, but the ground gives way and they both fall into a subterranean cavern, seriously injuring the doctor. Data is able to free Riker from his prison, and, together with Yar, they attempt to locate their missing comrades; meanwhile, the Enterprise comes under fire from an apparently invisible enemy, and it is up to Lieutenant La Forge to find a way to ward off the attack…

Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Thomas Riker), LeVar Burton (Lieutenant Geordi La Forge), Denise Crosby (Security Chief Lieutenant Natasha ‘Tasha’ Yar), Michael Dorn (Lieutenant Worf), Gates McFadden (Doctor Beverly Crusher), Marina Sirtis (Councelor Deanna Troi), Brent Spiner (Lieutenant Commander Data), Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher), Vincent Schiavelli (The Peddler), Marco Rodriguez (Captain Paul Rice), Vyto Ruginis (Chief Engineer Logan), Julia Nickson (Ensign Lian T'Su), George De La Peña (Lieutenant J.G. Orfil Solis),

Directed by Les Landau
Produced by Maurice Hurley
Executive Producer Gene Roddenberry

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11th April, 1988

Notes:
*Featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Security Chief Lieutenant Natasha ‘Tasha’ Yar, Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Beverly Crusher, Councelor Deanna Troi, Lieutenant Commander Data and Wesley Crusher