Manhunt ( episode ) Lwaxana Troi arrives on the " Enterprise " , intent on finding a husband . Summary . Teaser . On a mission to deliver Antedian dignitaries from Antede III ( who are brought on in a catatonic state ) to a conference on Pacifica , the is unexpectedly ordered by Starfleet to pick up Lwaxana Troi and to extend full diplomatic courtesies to her . Before they even get the order , Lwaxana has caught up with the " Enterprise " in a Federation transport . She is also going to the conference , representing Betazed . Lwaxana draws the ire of her daughter , Deanna , and then insinuates that Picard is having ' naughty ' thoughts about her once again . Act One . Lwaxana arrives on the " Enterprise " with her manservant , Mr . Homn . In her characteristic forward manner , she compliments Captain Picard on his legs and insists that he carry her belongings , but Picard has no intention of doing so . Commander Riker then offers , but can hardly lift the luggage , as Picard had before . He still manages to do so and brings it as the group escorts Lwaxana to her quarters . When most of everyone else has left , Lwaxana invites Picard to a dinner , saying it will be a diplomatic event . Picard happily accepts and leaves . Deanna then chides Lwaxana ' s description of Human men . On the bridge , Picard catches the bridge crew talking about Lwaxana ' s behavior . He reminds them she is an ambassador . After a quick status report from Katherine Pulaski on the Antedians , he also reminds the bridge crew to wear dress uniform s for the dinner before quickly leaving , which confuses them since they don ' t know about it . Later , Picard goes to Lwaxana ' s quarters and slowly realizes he is the only one joining . Act Two . At the dinner , Lwaxana tells Picard that Human males are extraordinary and they toast to it . Lwaxana ' s irises are darker and larger than usual and seems to hunger for more than the food that she ' s cooked . Picard realizes that the dinner means something far more to her than to him , so begins to talk shop , inquiring about the Betazoid chime Homn hits at dinner . Picard asks Lwaxana what she knows about other culture ' s ceremonies at dinner . She has no idea , so Picard says Data is a great talker and informative , so calls him to the dinner . Thanks to Data , Lwaxana is so bored by his constant talking that she cannot seduce Picard . In the corridor , Counselor Troi informs Dr . Pulaski that Lwaxana is going through the Betazoid equivalent of menopause called The Phase , which , for Betazoid women , leads to exceptional increases in their sex drive . Troi believes that she should warn Picard when she finds out he is at dinner with her mother alone , but Pulaski says that it would be important for the captain to stay quick on his feet . Later in Picard ' s ready room , Deanna informs Captain Picard and Riker about her mother ' s condition and says that the only option for her mother is to focus all her energy into one male with the goal of making him her husband . For him to spurn her would be considered an insult . Picard , sensibly , puts Riker in command of the bridge , and runs to hide on the holodeck as Dixon Hill . Act Three . After settling in to the holodeck program , Picard takes a breather at Hill ' s desk . He hasn ' t tried a Hill program since the previous year . The story continues , but the various scenarios the computer comes up are too violent for his current mood . Deanna informs Lwaxana that Picard is " busy " which prompts her to consider other options for herself , to Deanna ' s continued concern . William Riker ? Already taken by her daughter . Lieutenant Worf ? Wrong species . Ensign Wesley Crusher ? Too young for her tastes . Picard decides to leave the holodeck , but not before inviting Hill ' s secretary to Rex ' s Bar for a drink . She hands him a gun because he ' ll need it there . The Hill series obviously has mostly violent stories . Act Four . At Rex ' s bar , Picard is having fun remembering the previous cases and jargon of the Hill stories . It turns out there ' s a bad character that may come to the bar to confront Hill and the bartender , Rex . They continue talking . In the meantime , the Antedians have been brought out of their catatonic state by Dr . Pulaski . She calls to the bridge to inform Riker , where Lwaxana has just entered looking for the captain , but not finding him . When he leaves to inform Picard of the Antedians , Lwaxana announces to the bridge crew that Riker and her will be married , much to his surprise , Deanna ' s horror , and the surprise of rest of the bridge . Act Five . Without sticking around , Lwaxana leaves to prepare . Riker decides to let the captain deal with the situation and flees with Data to the holodeck to tell Picard about this development ( and the revival of the Antedians ) . Picard is unpleasantly surprised to hear this , but Rex thinks Riker has all the luck in the world . Lwaxana , using the " Enterprise " computer , finds Picard and Riker on the holodeck . Initially outraged , she is quickly taken with Rex , since she cannot read his mind . She decides to now marry Rex , but as they reach Pacifica , Picard tells Lwaxana that Rex doesn ' t exist . As Lwaxana leaves , husbandless , and her mind much clearer than it ever was during the whole duration of her stay , she saves the conference by revealing the Antedians are , in fact , assassin s ( she states that the Antedians ' minds are so simple that she can read their minds in her sleep ) . She reveals they plan to set off a bomb made with ultritium at the conference . Lwaxana bids her daughter farewell , with Picard , Riker , Data and O ' Brien in the transporter room . While dematerializing in the transporter beam , Lwaxana chides Picard on his naughty thoughts in front of everyone . Memorable quotes . " " What a handsome race . " " " " Last time I saw something like that it was served on a plate . " " " " I still say they look better in sauce . " " " " Betazoid women are " full " of surprises . " " " " Data , you will never know how much I owe you for " that . " " " But you better take this . " " " " Why ? " " " " Because if we ' re goin ' to Rex ' s Bar , you ' re gonna need it . " " " " Then she actually complimented Captain Picard on his legs ? " " " " Hmm . I would have thought a telepath would be more discreet , sir . " " " " Yes , it ' s something Troi warned me about when we first started to see each other . A Betazoid woman when she goes through this phase . . . quadruples her sex drive . " " " " Or more . " " " " Or more ? You never told me that . " " " " I didn ' t want to frighten you . " " Links and references . 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