Future Imperfect Line-by-Line

TOMALAK: But we chose someone from your past who is still alive. A woman you were extremely attracted to.

 

Number One: Your mistake, Tomalak. Minuet was nothing more than a computer generated fantasy I once experienced on another holodeck.

 

TOMALAK: Impossible. In your mind that woman exists, physically. Your feelings toward her remain quite passionate.

 

RIKER: "She was part of a very special programme."

 

TOMALAK: So much effort, so little accomplished.

 

RIKER: If it was Outpost 23 you were after, why didn't you use your neural scanners to probe my mind?

 

TOMALAK: "Our scanners are calibrated for Romulan brain patterns. When it comes to human brains, they are less efficient. There were gaps in the information we gathered from your memory."

 

RIKER: Gaps? From what I saw, I find that hard to believe. You recreated the Enterprise, the crew, every nuance and smell, sound, with perfect accuracy. I didn't see any gaps. I don't buy it, Tomalak.

 

TOMALAK: "We're wasting time. Bring him."

[Tunnel]

(obviously artificial, with computer panels on the walls)
TOMALAK: "When you and your colleagues transported to this planet, you were less than a kilometre from this base. Your capture was a simple matter."

 

RIKER: My colleagues, where are they?

 

Tomalak: We allowed them to transport safely back to the Enterprise, but your signal was diverted.

 

RIKER: My people won't stop looking for me, Tomalak.

 

TOMALAK: "They already have."
(He drops the forcefield on a room)
TOMALAK: "Please, say hello to your son."

 

Number 1: Jean-Luc?

 

TOMALAK: That is not his name, of course, nor have you ever really met him. We merely used his image to augment your program.

 

RIKER: What have you done to him?

 

TOMALAK: While I am gone, please give careful thought to your situation.
(the forcefield goes back up, and the Romulans leave)

 

RIKER: What's your name?

 

(the boy backs away from him)

Riker: Whoa. If we're going to get out of here, you're going to have to trust me. Easy, I'm not going to hurt you. Who are you? How did you get here? My name is Will.

Ethan: Ethan. They brought me here with my parents. We were at a research station on Miridian 6.

 

RIKER: Miridian VI? On the edge of the Neutral Zone? I thought that was uninhabited.