The Most Toys ( episode ) A trader fakes Data ' s death to add him to his collection of rare and unique objects . Summary . Teaser . The is procuring 108 kilos of hytritium , a rare and volatile element needed to treat a tricyanate - poisoned water supply on the planet Beta Agni II . The seller is a trader named Kivas Fajo , his ship , the Jovis . Transport of the hytritium through the transporter is not advisable so Lt . Commander Data is making the trips via the shuttlepod " " . As Data makes his last transport , a woman named Varria asks him to confirm the last transport with his fingerprint . Suddenly , Data is electrically shocked and disabled . Varria then scans him for what he is made of physically to plant the components aboard the shuttle . Data ' s last transmission to the " Enterprise " is for Shuttle Bay 2 to receive him . The " Enterprise " crew monitor Data as the " Pike " explodes in transit , and the shocked crew assumes that he was destroyed in the explosion . Act One . Captain Jean - Luc Picard speaks to Kivas Fajo and asks him for any information on what happened . Fajo says things looked as consistent as the other flights , and was " disappointed " at the loss of the pilot . After the information is transferred to the " Enterprise " , Picard tells Wesley Crusher to head for the Beta Agni II system with the 81 kilos of hytritium they obtained . Eighty - one kilos is just enough for them to complete their mission with zero margin for error , and Fajo had said the only other source he knew of was the Sigma Erandi system , three weeks away . Aboard the " Jovis " , Data is stuck in the position he was in before , and then wakes up . Data asks Fajo why he is where he is . Fajo says that Data has been brought to his ship because Data is supposed to entertain him . Data says this cannot happen because he is a Starfleet officer . Fajo says that he will never be able to leave , so therefore he is no longer a Starfleet officer , especially since the crew of the " Enterprise " think he is dead . Fajo begins communication with Data by speaking in a highly exaggerated manner until it becomes clear that Data is a very qualified communicator and can be spoken to normally . Data informs Fajo that he does not wish to stay and upon Fajo ' s refusal to free him , Data advises that he will have to attempt escape . However , Data soon finds he is unable to escape as the door is too heavy and is keyed to galvanic skin response s and DNA patterns . When Data tries to lift Fajo to use him to open the door , he is hit by a force field created by Fajo ' s proximity - actuated field , which impedes positron flows . Fajo takes Data on a tour of the gallery , viewing a Salvador Dali painting , The Persistence of Memory , looking at a sculpture from the late Mark Off - Zel , feeding the thought - extinct Lapling and sniffing the bubble - gum scent of the Roger Maris baseball card . Fajo asks Data to sit in the chair for display . Data refuses and says that he considers being held captive a hostile act by Fajo . Act Two . La Forge and Wesley go to Data ' s quarters to clean out everything . On the " Jovis " , Varria comes back into the room that Data is kept in , and Varria tells him that Fajo wants him to wear a specific set of clothes . Varria tells Data to do as Fajo says because he is as giving as he is cruel , while touching her face knowingly . Data says that he will not change as the " Enterprise " will be looking at the remains of the shuttlepod to know he wasn ' t on board during the explosion . However , Varria tells Data that they planted enough of his composite materials in exact quantites as evidence on the shuttle so that the " Enterprise " will not search for him and that Fajo has him . Data replies that it appears he has them both . Later in Picard ' s ready room , La Forge tensely informs Picard and Riker that he has investigated the shuttle explosion and can find no explanation . The only reason La Forge can find is " pilot error " , which he considers impossible given Data ' s exceptional abilities . Picard says he will support La Forge ' s continued investigations as long as the engineer thinks fit , with the caveat that he expects La Forge to be rested in time for the decontamination mission . Riker comments that Data ' s emotionlessness did not prevent him from stirring strong emotions within others , and after recommending Worf to take Data ' s place at Ops , he leaves . Picard looks at a book of " Hamlet " by William Shakespeare , one of the works he gave Data and reads a passage from it that reminds him of his " lost " officer . Act Three . Fajo comes into the gallery and is angry at why Data has not changed into the robes he chose for him . Data says that he is a Starfleet officer and therefore will not change his clothes . Fajo does not understand why he is even a Starfleet officer in the first place , and then orders a flask of a finoplak , an acid powerful enough to melt clothing , but not harm Data ' s skin . This makes Data need to change . On the " Enterprise " , La Forge is sleeping , he goes over and over again what Data said , waking up with the realization that he " did " miss something . He reviews the audio logs from the shuttle flight with Wesley and discovers that Data failed to transmit a status message , several seconds before the explosion . Although trivial , it was a procedural error that Data would have never committed , and Geordi suspects that he was somehow unable to complete the task . Meanwhile , Worf is assigned to Data ' s Ops duties and Deanna Troi is concerned for his emotional well - being as Worf was close to Data and this is the second time Worf has replaced a crewmate who has died . Worf points out that promotion due to the death of a crewmate is common on a Klingon vessel and adds that he honors the death of those he is replacing by performing the duties as well as his predecessor . Later that evening when Fajo tries to " show off " his new " acquisition " to his friend and competitor , Palor Toff , Data stands still and shows no signs of activity . This angers Fajo as he is made to look a fool in front of his friend . Act Four . As the crew of the " Enterprise " delivers the hytritium to the water table on Beta Agni II , the substance responds much more quickly than expected , and Picard orders Riker , Worf and Dr . Crusher beam down to investigate . As Data is viewing the " Mona Lisa " on the " Jovis " , attempting to imitate her smile , Fajo enters quickly and again asks Data to sit in the chair in which Fajo intends to display him , and Data refuses . Fajo then gets a Varon - T disruptor from a hidden shelf , an illegal weapon in the Federation . Fajo shows his true colors as a vicious , cruel and immoral creature . When Data continually refuses to sit in the chair , Fajo threatens to kill his assistant Varria with the weapon even though she has been with him for 14 years . Data realizes he can prevent this ruthless act by sitting in the chair , and does so . The away team find several holes in their investigation : tricyanate is not indigenous to the planet and the only counteragent is the rare hytrithium compound conveniently provided by Fajo . Worf ' s tricorder readings reveal that the poisoning was indeed artificial , but Crusher finds this difficult to believe — the poison used to contaminate the water table is very unstable and difficult to transport . However , the poison is also difficult to counteract , as hytritium is the only antidote . Hearing this , it dawns on Riker how " lucky " they were to find it , and in " exactly " the right amount . In a briefing in the observation lounge , Riker points out that Fajo was in the right place in the right time to provide them with the hytritium they so desperately needed . It is speculated that Fajo poisoned the water to then sell the " Enterprise " crew the hytritium to make a profit , but Crusher points out that , due to the expense of producing tricyanate , the venture would not be profitable , leaving them to wonder what his true intentions were . Picard requests a bio on Fajo , and it includes a list of priceless artifacts in his collection , which include numerous " rare and valuable objects " . The computer only names four of his treasures , including van Gogh ' s " The Starry Night " , before being cut off by the captain , who , like everyone else , identifies what has likely been added to the collection – a sentient , fully - functional artificial lifeform , one who apparently " died " in an accident . When La Forge asks what could have happened if Data was not on the shuttle when it exploded , Picard taps his combadge and orders Wesley to set a course for the site of the shuttlecraft explosion at Warp 8 . They pursue the " Jovis " , sending a coded message to all Federation outpost s Fajo could have reached since leaving the " Enterprise " . Meanwhile , Varria comes to Data ' s aid . She realizes that Fajo does not value her no matter how loyal she is . Act Five . Varria assists Data in escaping even though the escape is a dangerous one because there is no way to communicate to the " Enterprise " that he is alive , the escape pod will sound an alarm once activated , and there are guards everywhere . Unfortunately , Varria is caught by the guards and then by Fajo and he shoots her with the Varon - T after hesitating for only a moment . Her death is excruciating and painful to witness as she is destroyed from the inside out . On hearing her scream , Data exits the escape pod he was preparing for launch , and picks up Varria ' s discarded disruptor , aiming it at Fajo . Fajo proceeds to taunt Data , saying that if he does not return to his chair with no escape , he will start killing others , and their blood will be on Data ' s hands as well . He continues by saying that if only Data ' s programming allowed him to feel rage over Varria ' s death , he could kill him and stop it – but he has no feelings ; he is only an android . Data , however , concludes that he has to stop Fajo , and draws the disruptor at his suddenly - panicking captor , but is beamed back to the " Enterprise " . O ' Brien detects the weapon in mid - transport as having been discharged and remotely deactivates it as a precautionary measure . Data hands it to Riker , and tells him to arrest Fajo for murder , kidnapping and theft . When Riker asks about the discharge , having noticed Data ' s pose on arrival , Data pauses and suggests something may have occurred during transport . Data visits Fajo in the brig and informs him that all the items he stole from others are being returned . Fajo asks Data if it satisfies him to knowing that he has lost everything . Data simply replies that he has no feelings as he is only an android . Memorable quotes . " " It took . . . great effort , effort . . . to bring you . . . here . " " " " Am I to infer that you intend to keep me captive ? " " " " Captive , captive . Oh , it ' s such an inappropriate description . " " " " He was a man , take him for all in all , I shall not look upon his like again . " " " " Kivas finds a way to get what he wants from his people . His rewards for loyalty are lavish . His punishments for disloyalty are lavish . You won ' t find anyone here on this ship to help you escape . Face it , android . He has you . " " " " It appears . . . he has us both . " " " " Pilot error ? ! " " " " I know it ' s hard to accept , but even the " best " pi . . . " " " " Captain , it ' s not only hard to accept – with Data , it ' s " impossible ! " I mean , I can ' t even begin to calculate the odds , it ' s . . . well . . . well if Data were here , we could ask " him . " " " I understand how much we want . . . even " need " , to explain an accident like this . . . sometimes there just " aren ' t " any explanations . " " " " For an android with no feelings , he sure managed to evoke them in others . " " " " What a marvelous contradiction . A military pacifist . " " " " You belong in Starfleet about as much as I belong in a verbal contract . " " " " I ' ve been concerned about you . " " " " About " me ? ! " Why ? " " " " Because I know how I ' d feel if I was asked to replace Data at his station . " " " " Promotion due to the death of a crewmate is " . . . commonplace " on Klingon ships . " " " " I know – but this isn ' t a Klingon ship . And Data was your friend . And it ' s the second time you ' ve replaced a crewmember who ' s died . " " " " I honor Data ' s memory , as I did Lt . Yar , by performing their duties as they did . " " " " In true Klingon fashion . " " " " It ' s a mannequin of some sort . " " " " This is not a mannequin . This is Data . This is formerly Lieutenant Commander Data of the Federation Starfleet . The only sentient android in existence . " " " " It doesn ' t seem particularly sentient right now . " " " " That ' s because it ' s playing a stupid little game with us . " " " " Well , someone has certainly played a game on you , Fajo . " " ( Laughs ) " " I don ' t find this amusing . " " " " He falls well ! " " " " I apologize for this . " " " " Do not be upset , my friend . I am having a delightful visit . " " ( to Varria ) " " Come along , Varria ! You ' re much more fun than Fajo ' s new toy ! " " ( to Data ) " " You ' ll regret this . " " " " Mr . Crusher , put us into close orbit . Mr . Data , scan . . . " ( It suddenly dawns on him – and the rest of the bridge crew – that Data is not there ) " my apologies , Mr . Worf . " " " " Fajo was in the right place at the right time , just when we needed him most . " " " " You ' re suggesting he created the problem just to solve it ? " " " " Possibly . " " " " What , to make a profit from his sale of hytritium ? " " " " Kivas Fajo . . . a noted collector of rare and valuable objects , including the Rejac Crystal , " The Starry Night " by Vincent van Gogh , the Lawmim Galactopedia , the Moliam Andi tapestries . . . " " " " Computer , that is sufficient . " " " " Rare and valuable object . . . " " " " What if . . . Data wasn ' t " on " that shuttle ? " " " " It ' s your fault . You knew the price for disobedience , and so did she . Well . . . there ' s always another Varria . " " " Murder " me – go ahead , it ' s all you have to do . " Fire ! " If only you could . . . " feel . . . RAGE " over Varria ' s death – if only you could feel the " need " for " revenge " , maybe you could fire . . . But you ' re . . . just an android – you can ' t feel " anything , " can you ? It ' s just another interesting . . . intellectual puzzle for you , another of life ' s . . . curiosities . " " " " I cannot permit this to continue . " " " " Mr . O ' Brien said that the weapon was in a state of discharge . " " " " Perhaps something occurred during transport , commander . " " " " You have lost everything you value . " " " " Must give you great pleasure . . . " " " " No , sir – it does not . . . I do not " feel " pleasure – I am only an android . " " Links and references . References . 1962 ; 2352 ; Andorian s ; Basotile ; Beta Agni II ; Beta Agni system ; bioplast ; centimeter ; chewing gum ; class - 2 probe ; cobalt ; ; confiscation ; critic ; ; debris ; ; Earth ; escape pod ; evasive maneuvers ; Federation ; Ferengi ; finoplak ; galvanic skin response ; Giles Belt ; ; " Hamlet " ; huckster ; hytritium ; inflection ; Iraatan V ; kilometer ; lapling ; Lawmim Galactopedia ; Lya IV ; mannequin ; ; Milky Way Galaxy ; Moliam Andi tapestries ; molybdenum ; " Mona Lisa " ; murder ; Nel Bato system ; New York Yankees ; Off - Zel vase ; ; parts per million ; pearl ; ' ; ' ; Rejac Crystal ; repent ; sabotage ; Sector 30 ; Sigma Erani system ; Sirrie IV ; solvent ; Stacius Trade Guild ; " " ; Tellurian spice ; time index ; trace element ; tricorder ; tricyanate ; tripolymer composite ; ; Varon - T disruptor ; Veltan sex idol ; water table ; Zibalian Unused production references . Celsius ; Rodulan