While delivering medical supplies to Rutia IV, Ansata terrorists kidnap Dr. Crusher and Captain Picard to negotiate for advantages.

Richard Cox (Kyril Finn)
Kerrie Keane (Police Chief Alexana Devos)
Marc Buckland (Waiter Katik Shaw)
Fred G. Smith (Policeman)
Christopher Pettiet (Boy)

• The Ansatans want independence from the Rutians.
  
• The Ansatans are dying from their use of subspace transporters. Finn kidnaps Crusher to care for them.
  
• Data states that Northern Ireland was successfully reunited with Ireland in 2024 through terrorism. (This episode has never aired on the UK's BBC because of this.)