Star Trek The Next Generation Logo 'Face of the Enemy'

(Story Code 240)
by Naren Shankar
Story by René Echevarria
Star Trek The Next Generation Cast

When Counselor Troi wakes up she is shocked to learn that she is now a Romulan officer aboard a warbird. The vessel's second-in-command, Sub-Commander N'Vek, informs her that she will only be able to return to the U.S.S. Enterprise by pretending to be Major Rakal of the Tal Shiar, the Imperial Intelligence section, and must ensure that a mysterious cargo reaches the Kaleb sector. Troi is forced to accept her situation, and instructs the ship’s commander, Toreth, to change course for the new destination; Toreth holds the Tal Shiar in contempt, but when her attempts to rattle Troi fail, she grudgingly complies with her new orders. Meanwhile, the U.S.S. Enterprise brings aboard Ensign Stefan DeSeve, a defector to the Romulans who has now risked his life to return to Federation space. Commander Riker immediately places him under arrest for treason pending a court-martial, but DeSeve urgently requests a meeting with Captain Picard, revealing that he has a message from Ambassador Spock: the Enterprise must rendezvous with a Corvallen freighter in the Kaleb sector, and then transport its cargo back to Federation space. On the warbird, N'Vek reveals to Troi that he is part of the Romulan underground; he shows her the secret cargo: held in stasis containers are Vice Proconsul M'Ret of the Imperial Senate and his aides, who intend to defect to the Federation. When N’Vek goes on to tell Troi that the real Major Rakal was killed in order for her to take her place, the counsellor determines to continue with her impersonation, aware of the importance of the mission. However, her deception is threatened by the suspicious Commander Toreth - will Troi reach the Enterprise alive?

Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Thomas Riker), LeVar Burton (Chief Engineer Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge), Michael Dorn (Security Chief Lieutenant Worf), Gates McFadden (Doctor Beverly Crusher), Marina Sirtis (Councelor Deanna Troi), Brent Spiner (Lieutenant Commander Data), Scott MacDonald (N'Vek), Carolyn Seymour (Commander Toreth), Barry Lynch (DeSeve), Robertson Dean (Pilot), Dennis Cockrum (Alien Captain), Pamela Winslow (Ensign McKnight), Majel Barrett (Computer Voice)

Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
Produced by Peter Lauritson
Co-Produced by Ronald D. Moore
Co-Executive Producer Jeri Taylor
Executive Producers Michael Piller and Rick Berman


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8th February, 1993

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