The Broken Circle (TNG Era episode)

The Broken Circle is the premiere episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation The New Generation Season 2.
==Plot==
A distress call from Ltjg. Branson compels Captain Smith to disobey orders and take the USS Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Romulans in a bid to aid their shipmate. (Season Premiere) 
==Script Chapters==
===Teaser===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
Enterprise is docked at Starbase 1.
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Captain's log, stardate 2369.2. Enterprise is in spacedock at Starbase 1. The crew is taking some well-deserved leave while my old friend from the Starfleet Corp of Engineers Commander Clarkson and his team from Operational Support Services are running comprehensive inspections, systems checks and upgrades. I've had my hands full on Enterprise getting everything ready. But even from afar, I sense a tension here among the brass that I can't pin down. The feeling that something is in the air. But right now, I have a crisis closer to home to deal with
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
CAPT. BRANSON: You're not giving up.
JANE [monitor]: John. Did you manage to even talk to her?
JOHN: She's not responding.
JANE [monitor]: She won't take my calls either
JOHN: There must be other lawyers.
JANE [monitor]: John, I disobeyed the Prime Directive
JOHN: She's the only one who might even try to fight it. So we go public. They can't ignore your record.
JANE [monitor]: John, no this is my life not your life
JOHN: Jane?
JANE [monitor]: Anyway I hear they're going to offer me a plea deal
JOHN: You cannot resign. The loss to Enterprise would be unimaginable. To me.
JANE [monitor]: Don't start a fight you can't win. You taught me that
JOHN: You didn't start this. They did. And we're going to find a way to win because it's what's right.
Jane shakes her head.
JANE [monitor]: John, please don't do this
JOHN: I'm gonna talk to her myself, face-to-face.
JANE [monitor]: Oh, sure, just take three days off from being captain of the Enterprise to go to the other side of the quadrant and get a door slammed in your face
JOHN: Two in a half with the new shuttles I'll be back long before the Enterprise's inspection is finished.
JANE [monitor]: John, you're being ridiculous
JOHN: If she's your only shot at fighting this, I have to try. Just hang in there, Jane.
That's an order. Branson out.
Transmission ends.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S QUARTER
John is packing his bag as his wife is in there with him.
JESSICA: And while you take this short leave for personal reasons, I will be acting captain
of the Enterprise?
JOHN: You don't sound excited Jess?
JESSICA: I will remind you half your crew is on shore leave.
He looks at her.
JOHN: I know but I have to do this to save Jane before they make me pick another First Officer.
She grabs his arm and they kiss.
JESSICA [sotto]: Come back to me.
JOHN [smiles]: I will.
John leaves as Jessica remains in his quarters.
EXT-SPACE
The Charger departs from the Enterprise and enters warp.
[END OF TEASER, FADE OUT]
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Theme music:
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Introduction:
CAPT. BRANSON'S [voice over]: Space The Final Frontier These are the Voyages of the Starship Enterprise its Continuing Mission: To Explore Strange New Worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations to boldly go where no one has gone before!
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A shot of Starbase 1 and the USS Enterprise as she slowly departs from the base, as her warp engines powered up and leaps into warp.
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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
A STAR TREK FAN FILM PRODUCTION
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'BASED UPON STAR TREK CREATED BY:
GENE RODDENBERRY
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JARVIS DAVIDSON 
 AS
CAPT. JOHN BRANSON
The Enterprise flies by an asteroid
FELECIA LINKOUS
 AS
CMDR. JANE KAL
The Enterprise flies by Mars 
KEVIN REGAN
 AS
LT. JACK MASON
FERNE MYERS
 AS
LTCMDR. STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
USS Enterprise is flying next to a comet
DELENA "DEE" LUSK
 AS
LTJG. JAMIE KAYE
JACOB ELLIOT
 AS
DR. PETER LANGFORD
The Enterprise flies under a Pioneer-Class vessel
SADIE BRICKHOUSE
 AS
LTJG. SITO JAXA
The Enterprise flies by a planet as the sunsets 
BECKY ELLIOT
 AS
LT. T'MIR
The Enterprise flies by Earth and her warp nacelles power up and she leaps into warp.
CREATED BY:
JARVIS DAVIDSON & JEREMY REGAN
===Act 1===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
[EPSIODE NOTES: OPENING CREDITS FALL OVER OPENING SCENES]
Enterprise is docked at Starbase 1.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Lieutenants Sito and Kaye are on the bridge observe the inspectors at work.
LTJG. SITO [sighs]: More inspectors than crew on this ship.
ENGINEER BROOKS: The pitch and yaw controls are reversed from standard.
LTJG. KAYE: Standard positions aren't quick enough. And I don't like getting shot, so I adjusted them.
ENGINEER JONES: Highly irregular.
Kaye rolls her eyes as Lieutenant Mason walks onto the bridge.
LT. MASON [re: PADD]: Seems the tactical systems are just fine how are the inspections of the ops and helm stations coming?
LTJG. KAYE: Mister Brooks hates my modifications to the pitch and yaw controls.
LT. MASON: Well, you're not a big fan of getting shot at Jamie.
He walks over to his station as he sees something on his station.
LT. MASON: Sito take the bridge I'll be in the Captain's quarters.
LTJG. SITO: Aye, sir.
Jack leaves with a PADD.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN BRANSON'S QUARTER'S
Jessica comes out of the bed room area drying off her hair after taking a shower as the doors chimed.
JESSICA: Come in.
Doors opened and Lieutenant Mason enters.
LT. MASON: Captain Smith ma'am.
CAPT. SMITH: Jack, what brings you down here?
LT. MASON: We've picked up a distress call on a Starfleet bandwidth.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
Wall monitor shows where the signal is coming from the Cajitar system.
LT. MASON: It originated in the Cajitar system.
CAPT. SMITH: Cajitar is on the edge of Romulan space.
LT. MASON: Yes, sir. At first, I thought it was random signal shifting. But I ran it through meta-pattern analysis, and it's a distress signal.
CAPT. SMITH: Who's it from?
LT. MASON: Lieutenant Tina Branson.
A few seconds later Commodore Picard is on the screen.
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: No Captain
CAPT. SMITH: But sir if its from Tina we've got to respond to it.
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: How much do you know about Cajitar 4?
CAPT. SMITH: It is a dilithium mining planet on the edge of Romulan space.
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: A prodigious dilithium mining planet. Since the war, the colony's been governed by a painstakingly-negotiated treaty. We alternate our access with the Romulans. For the next 30 days, it's the Romulans' show. We turn up during their shift, they'll consider it an act of war. There's no way we risk a resumption of hostilities with the Romulans over a vague message which may or may not be from John's daughter. We'll check it out when we get access to the planet back next month. And even if it really is your step-daughter, she's gonna have to fend for herself until then. Picard out.
Transmission ends.
LT. MASON: He's wrong that message did come from the Captain's daughter. She knows
our maintenance schedule. It-it was beamed right at us.
LTJG. KAYE: But what if its a trap from the Romulans to lure us into the Neutral Zone to capture the Enterprise and her crew?
LTJG. SITO: I know Tina she would never do that to us.
CAPT. SMITH [sighs]: We've got no choice we're going to have to steal the Enterprise.
[END OF ACT 1, FADE OUT]
===Act 2===
FADE IN
EXT-SOL SYSTEM, JUPITER ORBIT
Enterprise is docked.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN ENGINEERING
Commander Williams walks over to the console in front of the warp core and inputs commands into the console, as the alarms blare and Lieutenant Mason's voice comes over the com.
LT. MASON [com voice]: Attention all personnel. We have detected a cooling leak in the intermix chamber. All non-essential crew members are ordered to evacuate the ship immediately
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE VARIOUS DECKS [RED ALERT]
The engineering teams are evacuating the ship.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Jessica turns to see Kyle walking out of the turbo-lift.
CAPT. SMITH: Kyle, what are you doing here we're at red alert I assume you heard the evacuation order?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Yes. Never mind me. I'm just finishing up my inspection.
CAPT. SMITH: But readings indicate a loss of antimatter containment.
He's walking around the bridge as the crew is feeling a bit worried that they'll be found out before they can leave spacedock.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: My team and I just finished inspecting the warp core and we found nothing wrong with it.
CAPT. SMITH: Maybe there was something you missed?
He walks over to her.
LTCMDR. CLARKSON [sotto]: I know you're going to steal the Enterprise.
CAPT. SMITH: I don't know what you're talking about?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: I'm not implying anything. I'm flat-out saying someone violated about
17 Starfleet regulations.
CAPT. SMITH: Well, you've got us are you going to turn us in?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: Hell no Jessica if this is about rescuing my goddaughter I'm all in with the Harrison also being inspected and repaired I'm sure Captain Towe can spare me for a few days.
Captain Smith sits in the Captain's chair while Kyle sits in the first officer's chair.
CAPT. SMITH: Lieutenant standby to vent plasma from the nacelles.
LTJG. KAYE: Aye, Captain.
CUT TO:
'INT-STARBASE 1 COMMAND CENTER [RED ALERT]
Commodore Tafune enters the command center.
COMM. TAFUNE: What's going on???
STARBASE OPS OFFICER: It's the Enterprise sir she's on the verge of a warp core breach.
COMM. TAFUNE: BLOW THE CLAMPS!
The officer works at the console.
EXT-SPACE
A close up of the docking clamps as they explode.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
CAPT. SMITH: Report?
LT. T'MIR: Explosive Captain port side seems the docking clamps have been blown.
LT. MASON: Emergency transmission from Starbase One Docking Control. They are blowing the docking clamps and ordering us to make space between the ship and the station.
CAPT. SMITH: Do it.
Lieutenant Kaye works at the helm station.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise turns to starboard and leaves the Starbase.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Lieutenant Mason report.
LT. MASON: Starbase One is hailing us, ma'am.
LTJG. KAYE: Warp engines are recharged and ready.
CAPT. SMITH: Starbase One will have to wait set course for the Cajitar system. Warp factor five.
LTJG. KAYE: Course set and laid in.
CAPT. SMITH: Hit it.
Lieutenant Kaye presses the warp button.
EXT-SPACE
Enterprise leaps into warp.
[END OF ACT 2, FADE OUT]
===Act 3===
FADE IN
EXT-FEDERATION/ROMULAN NEUTRAL ZONE BORDER
An establishing shot of Cajitar IV.
EXT-CAJITAR IV SURFACE, MAIN COLONY, DAY
In the main settlement on Cajitar IV, Tina is engaged in a drinking game with a Romulan named T'Lok.
SUB-CMDR. T'LOK: Beat that human!
Tina takes the Romulan ale and drinks it Though revolted by the Romulan ale she is chugging, she manages not to show it.
TINA: You were saying?
T'Lok , however, appears to have trouble holding his liquor, and Tina wins the game. 
Tina then sees Kyle who nods at her and she quickly takes the credits and goes to meet with the Enterprise landing party and hugs Kyle.
TINA [surprised]: Stole the Enterprise?
CAPT. SMITH: Yes, you said it was urgent.
She leads them to a unknown area.
LTJG. T BRANSON: Thank you for coming. All of you.
CAPT. SMITH: You're welcome.
She leads them somewhere as she explains why she's here.
LTJG. T BRANSON: I was sent here by Starfleet Command due to my studies of Romulan technology. Well, up until the war, this planet had provided, uh a steady flow of dilithium to both sides, like it does now. But after the war started, so many ships being destroyed, dilithium constantly needing to be replenished, this place became a promised land.
They find a place to sit down as she explains more.
LTJG. T BRANSON: Ore was dug up and auctioned off to the highest bidder at astronomical prices. Fortunes were minted daily and the mining syndicate got a piece of every single one.
Then, suddenly, peace. A new syndicate made up of ex-Romulan and Federation soldiers has decided that peace isn't good for business. And they have one ideology: profit. They want to restart the Earth-Romulan war.
CAPT. SMITH: Restart the Romulan War?
LTCMDR. CLARKSON: How?
LTJG. T BRANSON: All I know is they've been looking to get their hands on as much Federation tech as possible. Then, a few days ago, there was an explosion at the mine. Half the town got sick from ion exposure.
DR. LANGFORD: Ion radiation is not naturally occurring from dilithium.
LT. MASON: Whoever caused it didn't set the charge right.
CAPT. SMITH: What do you want us to do?
LTJG. T BRANSON: I have a rendezvous with three potential buyers tonight as well.
CAPT. SMITH: Alright, Doctor you and Takahashi go to their medical tent and see what you can do for them but maintain a low profile me and Commander Clarkson will go with Lieutenant Branson to meet these buyers.
They split up as they're walking Doctor Langford and Nurse Takahashi are grabbed by several guards and held at disruptor point.
CAPT. SMITH [to com]: Enterprise emergency beam out now!
The Away Team dematerialized.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTER ROOM 2
They materialized on the pad as Captain Smith walks over to the transporter station.
CAPT. SMITH: Lock onto both Doctor Langford and Nurse Takahashi and beam them back.
Chief Mackenzie works her console.
CHIEF MACKENZIE: I've lost their combadge signals they've must of gone deeper into a cavern that's got a dampening field around it.
Captain Smith tenses up.
[END OF ACT 3, FADE OUT]
===Act 4===
FADE IN
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL SICKBAY
Both Doctor Langford and Nurse Takahashi are being led by guards that disarmed them and removed their combadges, they're bring forced to treat the wounded.
DR. LANGFORD [re: Medical tricorder]: Ion burns everywhere. This level of scarring is normally too deep to treat. But, fortunately, your dermal system is redundant.
ROMULAN SOLDIER: You've treated Romulans before?
DR. LANGFORD: It doesn't matter.
ROMULAN SOLDIER: TELL ME OR I'LL KILL YOU WHERE YOU STAND!
DR. LANGFORD: It was during the Dominion War I was posted on Starbase Medical Outpost 132.
The Romulan leaves and locks the door behind him.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
Captain Smith and Commander Clarkson are in the chairs.
CAPT. SMITH: Anything?
LTJG. SITO: No, ma'am I've ran low level scans without being detected and I haven't been able to find them.
Then Lieutenant Mason reports. 
LT. MASON: Captain, sensors are detecting a warp cluster its Romulan.
Captain Smith tenses up.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL SICKBAY
Doctor Langford is looking around for something to bust them out of Sickbay.
DR. LANGFORD; Have you learned anything?
NURSE TAKAHASHI: Um, yeah. The severity of the burns suggest the photon torpedoes are on this ship.
DR. LANGFORD: The Romulans want to restart the Romulan War If you have a Federation ship
in the middle of a territorial dispute You could use it to attack the Klingons. Start the war all over again. We have to warn Enterprise. There must be coms somewhere here on the bridge
NURSE TAKAHASHI: So, we just waltz up there, say, "Mind if we make a call?"
Langford produces a stimulant from his med-kit
DR. LANGFORD: You know this can help us get there. If it's important enough.
NURSE TAKAHASHI: You sure you want to use that stuff again?
DR. LANGFORD: No, but I don't see that we have a choice.
They inject themselves with the stimulant and start firing their way though the ship, they corner a Romulan in a turbo-lift.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, TURBO-LIFT CART
Doctor Langford knocks the disruptor from his hand.
DR. LANGFORD: What is the Star Empire planning?
ROMULAN SOLDIER: I won't tell you.
He starts beating the Romulan.
NURSE TAKAHASHI: PETER!
The Romulan is bloody and bruised.
ROMULAN SOLIDER: They're planning on using this vessel to start a war between the Star Empire and the Federation.
DR. LANGFORD: Where's the transponder?
ROMULAN SOLIDER: I will never.
He sees the look in Peter's eyes.
ROMULAN SOLDIER: Deck 13.
He knocks him out and they get off on deck 13.
CUT TO:
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, DECK 13 TRANSPONDER ROOM
They enter and he starts to work on the console.
DR. LANGFORD: The engines are starting to heat up.
They hear shouting.
NURSE TAKAHASHI: We need to go now.
DR. LANGFORD: I need a minute.
LAUREL: I'll get you those few minutes.
She goes to fight the soldiers and is doing well as Doctor Langford is working the console.
DR. LANGFORD: Better run.
They run to the airlock.
INT-CAVERN
The Federation vessel ascends.
[END OF ACT FOUR, FADE OUT]
===Act 5===
FADE IN
EXT-CAJITAR IV ORBIT
A Romulan warbird emerges from warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE
LT. MASON: Romulan battle cruiser just warped in.
CAPT. SMITH: RED ALERT, DEFLECTORS UP!
Lights dimmed and klaxons blare.
CAPT. SMITH: Any indication they have seen us?
LT. T'MIR: No, ma'am.
LTJG. KAYE: We're in low-power mode, surrounded by interstellar ice and rock with a high internal iron content. From their POV, we look like space junk.
CMDR. CLARKSON: You sound confident, Lt. Kaye.
LTJG. KAYE: I've hidden from enough Romulans to know when to take a breather.
LTJG. SITO: Battle cruiser moving away.
Then Mason reports.
LT. MASON: Captain we're being hailed.
CAPT. SMITH: By whom?
LTJG. T BRANSON [com voice]: I've not been able to locate Doctor Langford or Nurse Takahashi, my contacts have all left
CAPT. SMITH [to com]: Standby we're getting you out of there.
A few seconds later Tina materialized on the bridge and takes one of the stations as Lieutenant Sito reports.
LTJG. SITO: Sir, I'm reading a launch from the surface. It's a ship.
CAPT. SMITH: On screen.
Transparent viewer shows the Federation vessel coming from the surface.
LT. MASON: That's one of ours. Crossfield-class, I think.
LTJG. KAYE: It's heading towards the warbird.
CMDR. CLARKSON: It's no match for the vessel.
LT. MASON: Captain, I'm picking up something its on a low level bandwidth its Morse code 2 its from Doctor Langford it reads: Enterprise destroy ship
CAPT. SMITH: Set an intercept course.
LTJG. KAYE: Aye, Captain.
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD
The Enterprise moves to intercept course.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK
The extremist are pounding on the doors.
NURSE TAKAHASHI: How long do you think they'll get in here?
DR. LANGFORD: Five minute by prying it open of less with a grenade.
They search the lockers, hoping to find an environmental suit, but only find a helmet and a jetpack.
DR. LANGFORD: Not good.
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise moves to port and starboard as the Unknown vessel fires at the Enterprise hitting the port deflectors making them flicker.
INT-U.S.S ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
WHUMPH!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: Deflectors down to 80%!
WHUMPH!
LT. MASON: 70% should I return fire?
CAPT. SMITH: Not yet.
WHUMPH!
LTJG. KAYE: That's the last time they dent our paint job.
Lieutenant Kaye inputs commands into the helm station.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK
The extremist are pounding on the doors as Doctor Langford is working on the EVA helmet.
LAUREL: What are you doing?
PETER: I think they're cutting through. There's a beacon in the helmet. And an attitude jet in the pack.
LAUREL: So, we just jump into space without an EV suit?
PETER: We don't have a choice the beacon will activate once we're in space. I can use the attitude jet to guide us away from the ship.
LAUREL: Only we'll be dead.
PETER: Not really, it'll take almost a minute for us to freeze to death. Don't worry. We'll pass out after 15 seconds. I know it's a terrible idea.
LAUREL: It's a terrible idea but like you said we don't have a choice.
CUT TO:
EXT-CAJITAR SYSTEM, CAJITAR IV ASTEROID FIELD
Enterprise is chasing the Federation vessel.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTJG. SITO: They're on an intercept course with the Romulan warbird.
CAPT. SMITH: Lieutenant stay with them.
LTJG. KAYE: That was my plan Captain.
LT. MASON: Quantum torpedoes locked on.
LT. T'MIR: Sir, they're in sensor range of the Romulan battle cruiser. There's only time for one shot.
CMDR. CLARKSON: Jess?
CAPT. SMITH: Not yet.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK
They're getting ready to be vented out into space.
LAUREL: I can't believe this is how we're gonna die.
PETER: We've gotten out of worse.
LAUREL: No, not really.
PETER: I suppose not.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
LTJG. KAYE: Captain it's now or never.
CAPT. SMITH [sotto]: Forgive me John fire quantum's.
Lieutenant Mason presses the firing button.
EXT-SPACE
Four blue energy blots lance out from the forward launcher towards the Federation vessel.
INT-UNKNOWN FEDERATION VESSEL, AIRLOCK
Both Laurel and Peter are vented out into space as the ship explodes into a thousand pieces.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
Everyone is shocked at the sight knowing that both Doctor Langford and Nurse Takahashi lost their lives, when Lieutenant Sito reports.
LTJG. SITO: Captain, I'm detecting a Federation EV suit transponder.
CAPT. SMITH [to com]: Bridge, to transporter room lock onto that signal and beam them directly to sickbay.
Lieutenant T'Mir rushes to the turbo-lift to go be with her husband.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE SICKBAY [RED ALERT]
Nurse Takahashi is conscious but Doctor Langford isn't breathing as T'Mir rushes in she goes to her husband's side and starts CPR.
T'MIR: I waited. I waited. I waited for you. You don't die. You don't die. You do not die!
PETER [GASPING, WHEEZZING]: Why were you so rough?
T'Mir smiles and kisses her husband.
CUT TO:
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE MAIN BRIDGE [RED ALERT]
CAPT. SMITH: I am Jessica Smith acting Captain of the Starship Enterprise.
CMDR. L'MAR [viewer]: What is the meaning of this? Hiding? Trespassing? Destroying your own ship in order to cover your tracks?
CAPT. SMITH: Commander L'Mar we were in fact pursuing a rogue vessel which intended to do you harm.
CMDR. L'MAR [viewer]: Absurd
CAPT. SMITH: Why else would I tell you the ship was not ours if it was indeed ours?
CMDR. L'MAR [viewer]: To cover your own failure in the face of our superior might
CAPT. SMITH: But we destroyed the ship.
CMDR. L'MAR [viewer]: You anticipated defeat. And now you're stalling for another day
CAPT. SMITH [sighs]: Captain, your sensors did not detect us until we fired on the false Federation vessel. Could we not have as easily fired on yours?
Commander L'mar thinks then turns to one of his officers and nods.
LT. MASON: They've powered down their disruptors ma'am.
CAPT. SMITH: Thank you Commander.
He nods and transmission ends.
CAPT. SMITH: Get us the hell out of here maximum warp.
LTJG. KAYE: Aye, Captain.
EXT-WARP TUNNEL
Enterprise soars at warp.
INT-U.S.S. ENTERPRISE CAPTAIN'S READY ROOM/SITUATION ROOM
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: After explicitly ordering you not to go, you risked hundreds of lives, and you risked peace in the quadrant!
CAPT. SMITH: Jean-Luc I understand that my conduct wasn't unbecoming of a Starfleet officer but we did uncover a plot to start a second Federation-Romulan War.
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: Starfleet Command is looking into the matter but as I stand you did a good job now get the Enterprise home
CAPT. SMITH [nods]: Aye, sir.
COMM. PICARD [monitor]: Picard out
Transmission ends.
CUT TO:
INT-STARBASE 1 SITUATION ROOM
Commodore Tafune looks at Picard.
COMM. TAFUNE: You let Jessica off to easily.
COMM. PICARD: She just kept us from potentially having to defend two fronts at the same time.
Commodore Tafune walks over to him.
COMM. TAFUNE: Even if she doesn't know it?
COMM. PICARD [sighs]: Yeah, but in any case next to John she's the best officer we've got.
COMM. TAFUNE [sighs]: And if this war happens we're gonna need every good officer we've got.
Monitor shows Garidian vessels in a nearby sector.
[END OF ACT FIVE, FADE OUT, ENDING CREDITS]
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Jarvis Davidson as Captain John Branson
*TBA as Commander Jane Kal
===Also Starring===
*Kevin Regan as Lieutenant Jack Mason
*Ferne Myers as Lieutenant Commander Stephanie Williams
*Jacob Elliot as Doctor Peter Langford
*Delena "Dee" Lusk as Lieutenant Junior Grade Jamie Kaye
*Sadie Brickhouse as Lieutenant Junior Grade Sito Jaxa
*Becky Elliot as Lieutenant T'Mir
===Guest Stars===
*TBA as Nurse Laurel Takahashi
*TBA as Transporter Chief Kayla Mackenzie
*TBA as Lieutenant Samuel Kirk
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Elias Sheridan 
*TBA as Lieutenant Angela Martine
===Special Guest Stars===
*Jeremy Regan as Lieutenant Commander Kyle Clarkson
*Ashley M. Kalfas as Captain Jessica Smith
*TBA as Commander Telek L'mar
*TBA as Lieutenant Junior Grade Tina Branson
*Joshua Irwin as Commodore Jean-Luc Picard
*TBA as Commodore Tafune
==Trivia Notes==
===Background Information===