Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series)

Face of the Enemy (1993)

Marina Sirtis: Counselor Deanna Troi

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• Counselor Deanna Troi : We're not playing it your way anymore, N'Vek. I've been kidnapped, surgically altered, put in danger. I've gone along with all your plans; now *you* are going to listen to me! You find a way to let the Enterprise track us, or I will go to Toreth and tell her I've discovered you're a traitor! I'll have you ejected into space, is that clear, Subcommander?

• Commander Toreth : Commander Konsab believes that in order to function, military officers have to trust each other. The Tal Shiar, on the other hand, trust no one. They expect deception, so they always find it.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal; menacingly]  Your opinion of the Tal Shiar is quite clear, Commander.

  Commander Toreth : [smugly]  I hope so.

• Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal]  We ensure the loyalty of the people. Do you believe the Empire would be better off without our protection?

  Commander Toreth : Protection? From what? How was the Empire threatened by the words of an old man? A devoted citizen who merely tried to speak his mind? How did the Tal Shiar protect the Empire by dragging him, my father, out of his home in the middle of the night?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal]  Clearly your father was a traitor.

  Commander Toreth : No. He was just an idealistic old man. I never saw him again.

• Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal, addressing the Romulan crew]  If any one of you defies the Tal Shiar, you will not bear the punishment alone. Your families - all of them - will be there beside you.

• Subcommander N'vek : You are a Starfleet officer disguised as a Romulan. Unless you trust me and do exactly as I have said, Toreth will discover you, and you will be killed.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : How do I know I won't be killed anyway?

  Subcommander N'vek : Your only chance to get off this ship alive is to do as I say. You are an empath. You would know if I am lying. Am I?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : [after some hesitation]  No.

  Subcommander N'vek : Then let us go see the Commander.

• Commander Toreth : I have been ordered to take on cargo, but its contents are unknown to me. Does that seem wise? I am responsible for the safety of this ship and its crew. How do I know this cargo is safe to transport?

  Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal]  I'm sure it is safe, otherwise it would not have been loaded.

  Commander Toreth : [sarcastically]  Aah! The Tal Shiar is *deeply* concerned for the safety and the well-being of the military! I'm sure that every person on the bridge of this ship could offer testimony about personal experiences with the Tal Shiar. But I doubt that many could recall those encounters as tender and caring. So I must ask you to forgive me, Major, if I hesitate to accept your assurances that that cargo presents no danger to my crew!

• Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal]  I don't need your devotion, Commander. Just your obedience.

  Commander Toreth : And that's all you have.

• Counselor Deanna Troi : [as Major Rakal]  In order to defeat your enemy, you must first understand them. The Federation wishes to avoid war at all costs. So - I will offer them a diplomatic solution, get them to lower their shields, and then... destroy them!

• [last lines] 

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : The men you helped rescue're all safe. Proconsul M'ret is deeply grateful for your help.

  Counselor Deanna Troi : The thanks should go to N'Vek. He sacrificed himself to save them - and me.

  Captain Jean-Luc Picard : Thanks to the two of you, the way has been paved for further rescue operations. N'Vek's efforts, and his sacrifice, were not in vain.

• [first lines] 

  Counselor Deanna Troi : Computer, lights.