Jonathan Frakes credited as playing...
Commander William Thomas 'Will' Riker
- [Crusher has managed to talk the Ansata boy out of shooting Devos]
- Alexana Devos: Already another one to take his place. It never ends.
- Commander William T. Riker: He could've killed you. He didn't. Maybe the end begins with one boy putting down his gun.
- [Dr. Crusher has been abducted by terrorists]
- Captain Jean-Luc Picard: I would like to leave Commander Riker here to assist in your search for Dr. Crusher.
- Alexana Devos: [shrugs] If you like.
- Commander William T. Riker: You don't sound very optimistic.
- Alexana Devos: I know my enemy, Commander; they don't leave much room for optimism.
- [Devos has agreed to go along with Riker's attempt to contact the Ansata separatists]
- Commander William T. Riker: Is that what you want?
- Alexana Devos: What I want... is to go home. Back to my own country. To leave behind the round-ups, the interrogations. The bodies lying in the street. To be able to walk without the bodyguards, and not to have to jump at every unexpected noise. That's what I want, Riker!
- [Devos has shot Finn in order to save Picard's life]
- Commander William T. Riker: You didn't have to kill him.
- Alexana Devos: As a prisoner, he would have been a focus for violence, as his followers tried to free him. Now, he's a martyr. But the death toll might go down, at least in the short term. It's an imperfect solution, for an imperfect world.
- Alexana Devos: [discussing her methods in dealing with the Ansata] Believe it or not, I always considered myself moderate.
- Commander William T. Riker: What changed your mind?
- Alexana Devos: Being stationed here the last six months. Watching the body count grow. The three assassination attempts on my life.
- Commander William T. Riker: I can see where that could affect your point of view.
- Alexana Devos: The event that really opened my eyes took place only a few days after my arrival. A terrorist bomb destroyed a shuttlebus... 60 schoolchildren. There were no survivors. The Ansata claimed it was a mistake. That their intended target was a police transport. As if that made everything alright. That day I vowed to put an end to terrorism in this city. And I will.