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Legacy (TNG episode)
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"Legacy" is the 80th episode of the science fiction
television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
.
Starfleet
starship
USS Enterprise-D
encounter Ishara Yar (played by Beth Toussaint
), the sister of their former shipmate Tasha Yar
. While joyous at the opportunity to interact with someone who helps them reconnect with the memories of their former comrade, they soon discover that Ishara has a different agenda.
. In orbit, the Enterprise crew find the Arcos suffered a warp-core breach and was destroyed, but an escape pod appears to have been launched and start searching the planet for it. They learn that the planet's colonists turned against each other, destroying their surface dwellings and forcing the survivors underground. A warning from the Potemkin from six years earlier warns that the remaining colonists execute any trespassers on the planet.
The crew makes contact with one of two warring factions, the Coalition. Their leader Hayne reveals that the other faction, the Alliance, hold the Arcos survivors hostage, and offers the Enterprise their support in exchange for Federation weapons, which Captain Picard
rejects. Hayne, on learning that it is the Enterprise in orbit, instead offers the services of Ishara Yar, Tasha's sister, knowing of Tasha's past service aboard the ship. Intrigued, Picard accepts Ishara aboard. Ishara, though disrespectful of her sister abandoning the Coalition's cause, offers to prove her identity to genetic testing and offers knowledge she has of the Alliance tunnels to gain the crew's trust. Through this, Ishara is readily accepted as part of the crew, and Data
discusses his past feelings he has for Tasha with Ishara.
When the Alliance announces they will execute the Arcos crew in 20 hours, the Enterprise hurries on its plans to infiltrate the Alliance territory. Dr. Crusher
and Data remove a proximity sensor that Ishara, like all members of the Coalition, was implanted with that would activate if she had approached the Alliance security sensors; Ishara gives Data the sensor as a memento. The away team transports to the planet and executes their plan, safely rescuing the hostages back to the Enterprise, but Ishara is lost in the confusion. Data searches for her and finds her attempting to disable the Alliance security grid; Ishara reveals that once the grid is down, a large force of Coalition members are ready to attack the Alliance. Ishara's entrusting of the Enterprise crew was all a ploy by Hayne to allow her free access within the Alliance territory. After Ishara attempts to fire on him, Data is able to stun her and revert her modifications on the Alliance systems.
Back aboard the Enterprise, Picard informs Hayne that as Ishara fired upon a Starfleet officer, they could hold her as a prisoner, but instead returns her to the planet. As Data escorts her to the transporter room, Ishara lets him know he was the closest thing to a friend that she had. Data considers his past relationships with both Ishara and Tasha as the Enterprise leaves orbit.
Science fiction
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television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
.
Overview
In this episode, the officers of the FederationUnited Federation of Planets
The United Federation of Planets, also known as "The Federation" is a fictional interplanetary federal republic depicted in the Star Trek television series and motion pictures...
Starfleet
Starfleet
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
starship
Starship
A starship or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between the stars, as opposed to a vehicle designed for orbital spaceflight or interplanetary travel....
USS Enterprise-D
USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
The USS Enterprise is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series...
encounter Ishara Yar (played by Beth Toussaint
Beth Toussaint
Elizabeth Toussaint is an American actress. She is best known for her television performances.-Biography:Toussaint appeared in the 1984 music video for Bon Jovi's song "She Don't Know Me", Bob Seger's 1986 song "Like a Rock", and in the 1987 music video for SAGA's song "Only Time Will Tell".From...
), the sister of their former shipmate Tasha Yar
Tasha Yar
Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar, played by Denise Crosby, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the fictional series, the character served as chief of security aboard the USS Enterprise-D for the first season....
. While joyous at the opportunity to interact with someone who helps them reconnect with the memories of their former comrade, they soon discover that Ishara has a different agenda.
Plot
The Enterprise responds to a distress call from the Federation freighter Arcos which has suffered from engine failure and taken emergency orbit around the colonized planet Turkana IV, the birthplace of the Enterprises former chief of security, Tasha YarTasha Yar
Lieutenant Natasha "Tasha" Yar, played by Denise Crosby, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the fictional series, the character served as chief of security aboard the USS Enterprise-D for the first season....
. In orbit, the Enterprise crew find the Arcos suffered a warp-core breach and was destroyed, but an escape pod appears to have been launched and start searching the planet for it. They learn that the planet's colonists turned against each other, destroying their surface dwellings and forcing the survivors underground. A warning from the Potemkin from six years earlier warns that the remaining colonists execute any trespassers on the planet.
The crew makes contact with one of two warring factions, the Coalition. Their leader Hayne reveals that the other faction, the Alliance, hold the Arcos survivors hostage, and offers the Enterprise their support in exchange for Federation weapons, which Captain Picard
Jean-Luc Picard
Captain Jean-Luc Picard is a Star Trek character portrayed by Patrick Stewart. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek Nemesis...
rejects. Hayne, on learning that it is the Enterprise in orbit, instead offers the services of Ishara Yar, Tasha's sister, knowing of Tasha's past service aboard the ship. Intrigued, Picard accepts Ishara aboard. Ishara, though disrespectful of her sister abandoning the Coalition's cause, offers to prove her identity to genetic testing and offers knowledge she has of the Alliance tunnels to gain the crew's trust. Through this, Ishara is readily accepted as part of the crew, and Data
Data (Star Trek)
Lieutenant Commander Data is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe portrayed by actor Brent Spiner. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the feature films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek...
discusses his past feelings he has for Tasha with Ishara.
When the Alliance announces they will execute the Arcos crew in 20 hours, the Enterprise hurries on its plans to infiltrate the Alliance territory. Dr. Crusher
Beverly Crusher
Commander Beverly Crusher, M.D. , played by actress Gates McFadden, is a fictional character on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and its subsequent spinoff films...
and Data remove a proximity sensor that Ishara, like all members of the Coalition, was implanted with that would activate if she had approached the Alliance security sensors; Ishara gives Data the sensor as a memento. The away team transports to the planet and executes their plan, safely rescuing the hostages back to the Enterprise, but Ishara is lost in the confusion. Data searches for her and finds her attempting to disable the Alliance security grid; Ishara reveals that once the grid is down, a large force of Coalition members are ready to attack the Alliance. Ishara's entrusting of the Enterprise crew was all a ploy by Hayne to allow her free access within the Alliance territory. After Ishara attempts to fire on him, Data is able to stun her and revert her modifications on the Alliance systems.
Back aboard the Enterprise, Picard informs Hayne that as Ishara fired upon a Starfleet officer, they could hold her as a prisoner, but instead returns her to the planet. As Data escorts her to the transporter room, Ishara lets him know he was the closest thing to a friend that she had. Data considers his past relationships with both Ishara and Tasha as the Enterprise leaves orbit.