The High Ground story
Dr. Crusher is kidnapped by terrorists who need medical assistance as the technology employed in their attacks is detrimental to their own health.
25 total · 4 choice · 11 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| enemy point of view | choice | terrorists |
| ethnic hatred | choice | Ansata and Rutians |
| social oppression | choice | The Rutians oppressed a minority population that was under terrorist control. |
| terrorist or freedom fighter | choice | Considered as terrorists by the Rutians, the Ansata rebels saw themselves as fighting for their autonomy. |
| compassion | major | Beverly :: Beverly to terrorist cause and casualties but not terrorist tactics |
| diplomacy vs. force | major | negotiate with terrorists or not |
| duty vs. compassion | major | Beverly :: Beverly disobeyed orders and stayed behind on the planet to treat casualties of the bombing attack. After that she became attached to her captor and felt torn between his separatist cause and that of the Federation. |
| facing a hostage situation | major | Picard :: Picard and crew must rescue Beverly from clutches of terrorists |
| how to handle a hostage situation | major | Captain Picard negotiated to free Beverly from the clutches a militant separatist faction on the planet Rutia IV. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Beverly :: Beverly held captive by terrorists |