Star Trek The Next Generation Logo 'The Wounded'

(Story Code 186)
by Jeri Taylor
Story by Stuart Charno,
Sara Charno
and Cy Chermak
Star Trek The Next Generation Cast

A Cardassian warship attacks the U.S.S. Enterprise in retaliation for the destruction of an unarmed Cardassian space station by a Federation starship. Captain Picard becomes concerned that the a Starfleet captain could be in contravention of the Federation / Cardassian peace treaty; he offers to assist the Cardassian captain, Gul Macet, in the search for the renegade Federation vessel, but his decision is met with some objection by various members of the crew, who are still mistrustful of their former enemies. Picard learns from Starfleet that the rogue vessel is the U.S.S. Phoenix, commanded by Captain Benjamin Maxwell; he turns to Chief O'Brien for an insight into the man, as the engineer once served under him. O’Brian tells Picard that Maxwell’s family was killed by the Cardassian militia before the truce was formed; however, the Chief is unable to believe that Maxwell is seeking vengeance, and is certain that he must have a good reason for the attack. The Enterprise soon locates the Phoenix, but Picard refuses to reveal its location to Gul Macet; however, when it is determined that the vessel is now pursuing another Cardassian supply ship, and fails to acknowledge any hails, the captain has no choice but to make the rogue ship’s coordinates available to the Cardassians. A Cardassian warship pursues the Phoenix, only to be destroyed along with the cargo ship. Picard gives the order to intercept it the Phoenix, knowing that if he cannot stop Maxwell’s attacks, it could trigger a major war with the Cardassians…

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), Bob Gunton (Captain Benjamin Maxwell), Rosalind Chao (Keiko Ishikawa O'Brien), Marc Alaimo (Gul Macet), Colm Meaney (Transporter Chief Miles O’Brien), Marco Rodriguez (Glin Telle), Time Winters (Glin Daro), John Hancock (Admiral Haden)

Directed by Chip Chalmers
Produced by David Livingston
Co-Produced by Peter Lauritson
Executive Producers Michael Piller, Rick Berman and Gene Roddenberry


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28th January, 1991

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, Lieutenant Commander Data, Transporter Chief Miles O’Brien and Keiko Ishikawa