A Matter of Time story
An apparent historian from the 26th century visits the Enterprise , while they help a planet prevent a nuclear winter . Guest star Matt Frewer as Berlinghoff Rasmussen.
17 total · 3 choice · 4 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the calculus of human life | choice | Picard :: if Picard does nothing and thousands must die, take action and millions might die |
| the ethics of valuing human lives | choice | Picard :: if Picard does nothing and thousands must die, take action and millions might die |
| time travel | choice | Rasmussen traveled to the Enterprise from the past |
| coping with an obnoxious jerk | major | crew at Rasmussen |
| criminal fraud | major | Berlinghoff Rasmussen played himself off as a time traveler from the 26th century as part of an elaborate plot to steal Enterprise technology. |
| greed for riches | major | The 20th conman Berlinghoff Rasmusen hatched a schemed to return to his own time with a cache of stolen 24th century technology. This he would use to amass a great fortune. |
| time traveler's dilemma | major | Picard contemplated breaking it |
| anger | minor | Picard :: Picard lost it with Rasmussen in readyroom |
| asteroid impact | minor | Penthara IV :: impact lead to nuclear winter on Penthara IV |
| flattery | minor | Rasmussen butter up the Enterprise crew as part of a ploy to steal their advanced technology. |