Patrick Stewart credited as playing...
Captain Jean-Luc Picard
- Minuet: Will was saying how much he enjoys this assignment. It's a credit to you. For a ship and crew to function well, it always starts with the captain. You set the tone.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: At this moment, it is you who is setting the tone.
- Commander William T. Riker: I could develop feelings for Minuet. Exactly as I would for any woman.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Doesn't love always begin that way? With the illusion more real than the woman?
- [last lines]
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: You know, Number One - some relationships just can't work.
- Commander William T. Riker: Yes - probably true. She'll be difficult to forget.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [explaining the necessity to destroy the Enterprise by auto-destruct] Our ship has been commandeered by a force of unknown size and intent. We're here alone. We must assume the worst.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [to the Bynars, summing up another happy-end] No one has been hurt, you've achieved your objective, you have your planet back in order... We have our ship.
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Why didn't you just ask for our help?
- Zero One: You might have
- One Zero: said no.
- [first lines]
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: [voice over] Captain's log, stardate 41365.9. The Enterprise has been ordered to Starbase 74, in orbit around Tarsas 3. A routine maintenance check of all systems will be made and certain upgrades completed, including the holodeck, with which we've had problems. I anticipate a glowing report. The ship has responded magnificently, beyond anyone's expectations.