"All Good Things..." Line-by-Line

Riker: Captain.

 

PICARD: Has Worf found anything?

 

RIKER: No, sir. His security scans came up negative. They're still checking the sensor logs but there is no indication that you ever left the ship.

 

Picard: I wasn’t dreaming. Something happened.

 

WORF (over com): Worf to Captain.

 

PICARD: Go ahead, Mister Worf.

 

Worf: Sir, there is an incoming transmission from Admiral Nakamura. It is a Priority One message.

 

Picard: "Beverly? Mister Worf, will you route the call through to Doctor Crusher's office?"

 

Worf: Aye Sir.

 

[Crusher's office]

Nakamura: "Captain."

 

Picard: Admiral.

 

Nakamura: "I am initiating a fleet-wide Yellow Alert. Starfleet intelligence has picked up some alarming reports from the Romulan Empire. It appears that at least 30 warbirds have been pulled from other assignments and are headed for the Neutral Zone."

 

Picard: Is there any explanation why they would make such a blatantly aggressive move?

 

Nakamura: Our operatives on Romulus have indicated that there appears to be something happening in the Neutral Zone, specifically in the Devron System. Our own long range scans have picked up some sort of spatial anomaly in the area, we can’t tell what it is.

 

Picard: What are our orders?

 

Nakamura: This is a very delicate situation. I am deploying 15 starships on our side of the Neutral Zone. I want you to go there as well. See if you can find out what is going on in the Devron System.

 

PICARD: Am I authorized to enter the Neutral Zone?

 

Nakamura: Not yet. Wait and see what the Romulans do. You can conduct long range scans, send probes if necessary, but do not cross the border, unless they do.

 

PICARD: Understood.

 

Nakamura: Starfleet out.