Chain of Command, Part II story
Picard , having been captured, is tortured by a sadistic Cardassian interrogator (played by David Warner).
25 total · 2 choice · 14 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| prisoners of war | choice | Picard's treatment as prisoner of war |
| the psychology of torture | choice | Picard tutored first hand in the psychology of torture by Madred |
| clash of wills | major | Riker/Edward Jellico :: Jellico and Riker |
| coping with being tortured | major | Picard :: Picard |
| cruelty | major | Madred :: torture of Picard |
| dehumanization | major | Picard dehumanised by Madred |
| espionage | major | Federation and Cardassians were spying on one another |
| facing a mortal enemy | major | Picard :: Picard faces Madred |
| government indoctrination | major | Cardassian military indoctrinated people in the virtues of military rule, as did Madred his daughter, and with parallels to indoctrinating Picard into seeing five lights where there were only four |
| hatred | major | Madred :: Madred at older by who stole his eggs as a child; humanity |