"The Drumhead" Line-by-Line

[Enabran]

SATIE: If Counsellor Troi suggested to you that someone on the ship were dangerous, would you not act on that? Observe him? Curb his activity?

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

PICARD: Yes, I admit I probably would. And perhaps I should re-evaluate that behaviour.

 

[Orac]

Satie: Oh, nonsense. Let's keep our priorities straight. The important thing is to uncover the conspiracy on this ship and to prevent further damage. Now, if Tarses is a possible saboteur, you cannot allow him access to sensitive areas of the ship, and I strongly suggest continuous surveillance.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

PICARD: If we had clear evidence...

 

[Orac]

Satie: We will have clear evidence. Sabin and Lieutenant Worf are continuing to investigate. But if you don't act until then, it may be too late.

 

[Enabran]

PICARD: No. I won't treat a man as a criminal unless there is cause to do so.

 

[Orac]

Satie: And while you're being so generous, you give a saboteur a chance to strike again. Last time it was just a hatch cover/ What if next time it's more serious? What if lives are lost? Can you afford not to act?

 

[LeadHead]

La Forge: (over comm) Engineering to Captain Picard.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

PICARD: Yes, Mister La Forge.

 

[Enabran]

LAFORGE (over comm): Captain, could you come to Engineering right away? We've got something interesting to show you.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

PICARD: We'll be right there.

 

[Gul Re'jal]

[Engineering]

LAFORGE: Captain, we finally got in here about six hours ago. We've been going over it inch by inch ever since.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

DATA: We made micro-tomographic analyses of the dilithium chamber... the hatch mounting... the blast pattern from the explosion...

 

[LeadHead]

La Forge: We did mass spectrometer readings of the residue for chemical content, sifted through the debris for bomb fragments.

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

SATIE: What did you find?

 

[Orac]

And then LaForge says: This is the frame for the hatch. It ruptured right along here. When we take a reading of that spot. See?

 

[ElimGarak.93-99]

LaForge shows the tricorder readings to the Captain.

SATIE: I'm afraid I'm out of my element, Commander. You'll have to interpret for me.

 

[KirkPicard]

PICARD: There are submicron fractures in the metal casing.

 

[Enabran]

LAFORGE: That's right. A breakdown of the atomic cohesive structure.

 

[Orac]

Satie: Yes? And what caused them?