"Chain of Command" Line-by-Line!

LAFORGE: Do I want to know how close that was?

 

Riker: No. Get ready to deploy the mines.

La Forge goes back to work.

 

[Bridge]

WORF: Captain, the shuttlecraft is emerging from the nebula.

 

Jellico: Enterprise to shuttle. Were you successful Commander?

 

RIKER [OC]: Aye, sir. The mines are laid.

 

Jellico stands up

Jellico: Very well. Red Alert. Standby to detonate the mines on my command.

 

WORF: Standing by.

 

Jellico: Open a channel to the Reklar.

 

LEMEC [on viewscreen]: This is Cardassian territory, Captain. Your presence here is another deliberate provocation to....

 

Jellico: I'm not going to argue with you, Gul Lemec. Every one of your ships has a mine on its belly, my finger's on the button and you're in a very bad position.

 

LEMEC [on viewscreen]: You can't intimidate us.

 

Jellico: Mister Worf, Set off Alpha 4-2.

 

WORF: Aye, sir.

(The Reklar shakes.)

 

Jellico: That was just a baby. The big boys are sitting on your hull, just waiting for me to give the word.

 

LEMEC [on viewscreen]: What are your terms?

 

Jellico: Your ships will leave the nebula one by one. Each ship will eject its primary phaser coil before setting course for the nearest Cardassian base.

 

LEMEC [on viewscreen]: But that will leave us defenceless.

 

Jellico: Mister Worf, Prepare to detonate-

 

LEMEC [on viewscreen]: I will agree to your terms.

 

Jellico: Excellent. Oh, and one more thing. I understand you're holding a Starfleet Officer named Jean-Luc Picard. I expect him returned, immediately.

Lemec sits back in his chair, defeated.

Back in the Interrogation room, Picard awakens in a chair and sees that he's alone and the triggering device for his implant is sitting on the desk. Picard goes to it and attempts to smash it.