"The Measure of a Man" Line-by-Line

[CoveTom]

PICARD: Yes, sir. This way.

 

[LeadHead]

(On the Enterprise)
(Riker pokes his head out of the turbolift on the bridge)

Riker: Admiral on the Bridge!

 

[CoveTom]

PICARD: I was a little surprised at the decision to put a base in force so close to the Neutral Zone.

 

[Leandar]

Nakamura: Well, as you know, we've had disturbing news from both sides of the zone. We're here to respond when needed. And it won't hurt to have the Romulans know that we're nearby. Well, Captain, I want to thank you for this opportunity. For five hundred years every ship that has borne the name Enterprise has been a legend. This one is no different.

 

[CoveTom]

MADDOX: Admiral.

 

[Leandar]

Nakamura: Oh yes, Captain. Commander Maddox is here to do some work on your android. Please take care of him.

 

[CoveTom]

MADDOX: How have you been, Data?

 

[LeadHead]

Data: My condition does not alter with the passage of time Commander.

 

[Leandar]

Picard: The two of you are acquainted?

 

[CoveTom]

MADDOX: Yes, I evaluated Data when it first applied to the academy.

 

[Leandar]

Data: And was the sole member of the committee to oppose my entrance on the grounds that I was not a sentient being.

 

[Brian]

PICARD: What exactly will this work entail?

 

[LeadHead]

Maddox: I am going to disassemble Data.

 

[CoveTom]

(now in the Observation Lounge)

PICARD: Alright, explain this procedure.

 

[Leandar]

Maddox: Ever since I first saw Data at the entrance evaluation at the Starfleet Academy, I've wanted to understand it. I became a student of the works of Doctor Noonien Soong, Data's creator, and I've tried to continue his work. I believe I am very close to the breakthrough that will enable me to duplicate Doctor Soong's work and replicate this. But as a first step I must disassemble and study it. Data is going to be my guide.

 

[LeadHead]

Picard: Data?

 

[CoveTom]

DATA: It sounds intriguing.

 

[Leandar]

Riker: How will you proceed?

 

[LeadHead]

Maddox: I will run a full diagnostic on Data, evaluating the condition of its current software. I will then dump its core memory into the starbase mainframe computer and begin a detailed analysis of its construction.

 

[Leandar]

Data: You have constructed a positronic brain?