Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Jonathan Frakes: Riker

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• Riker : I'm going to miss this ship; she went before her time.

  Picard : Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important how we lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal.

  Riker : [smiling]  Speak for yourself, sir. I plan to live forever.

• Picard : Mr. Worf, I always knew this day would come. Are you prepared to face the charges?

  Troi : Answer him.

  Worf : I am prepared.

  Riker : [unfurling an old-school scroll]  "We, the officers and crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, being of sound mind and judgment, hereby make the following charges against Lieutenant Worf. One, that he did knowingly and willfully perform above and beyond the call of duty on countless occasions. Two, most seriously, that he has earned the admiration and respect of the entire crew."

  Picard : Mr. Worf, I hereby promote you to the rank of Lieutenant Commander, with all of the rights and privileges thereto. And may God have mercy on your soul.

• [last lines] 

  Riker : I always thought I'd get a shot at this chair one day.

  Picard : Perhaps you still will... somehow I doubt this will be the last ship to carry the name "Enterprise".

  [looks at Riker for a beat, then taps his combadge] 

  Picard : Picard to Farragut, two to beam up.

  [the two men demateralize] 

• [Worf has fallen into the ocean, after Riker ordered the computer to remove the holographic plank] 

  Picard : Number One, that's *retract* plank, not *remove* plank.

  Riker : Of course, sir.

  [leans over the side towards Worf] 

  Riker : Sorry!

• Picard : [on a holodeck-simulated sailing ship]  Just imagine what it was like. No engines, no computers, just the wind and the sea and the stars to guide you.

  Riker : Bad food, brutal discipline. No women.

• Klingon Helm : We are cloaking!

  B'Etor : What?

  Klingon Helm : Our shields are down!

  Riker : [on the Enterprise]  Fire.

• Riker : Maybe they're not out there.

  Picard : They're just trying to decide if a 20-year-old Klingon Bird-of-Prey can be a match for the Federation flagship.

  Troi : Perhaps they're on the surface.

  Worf : Sir, according to my calculations, a solar probe launched from either the Klingon ship or the planet surface will take 11 seconds to reach the sun. However, since we do not have an exact point of origin, it will take us between eight and fifteen seconds to lock our weapons onto it.

  Riker : That's a pretty big margin of error.

  Picard : Much too big. Mr. Data, how long before the ribbon arrives?

  Data : Approximately 47 minutes, sir.

  Picard : [sitting with Riker in their command chairs]  We have got to find some way to get to Soran.

• Lursa : Captain. What an unexpected pleasure.

  Picard : Lursa, it is very important that I speak with Soran.

  Lursa : I'm afraid the doctor is no longer aboard our ship.

  Picard : Then I will beam to his location.

  B'Etor : The doctor values his privacy. He would be quite upset if an armed away team interrupted him.

  Picard : Then I will beam to your ship and you can transport me to Soran.

  Riker : We can't trust them. For all we know, they killed Geordi. They might kill you, too.

  Lursa : We did not harm your engineer. He's been our... guest.

  Riker : Then return him!

  B'Etor : In exchange for what?

  Data : Me, sir.

  Picard : Me. I will be your prisoner. But first, you must beam me to the surface so that I can speak with Soran.

  B'Etor : [in an audible whisper]  The captain would make a much more valuable hostage.

  Lursa : We'll consider it a prisoner exchange.

  Picard : Agreed.

  [heading to the turbolift] 

  Picard : Have Dr. Crusher meet me in transporter room 3. You have the bridge, Number One.

• Riker : [the Enterprise is fired on]  Mr. Worf, what do we know about that old Klingon ship? Any weaknesses?

  Worf : It is a Class-D12 Bird-of-Prey. They were retired from service because of defective plasma coils.

  Riker : Plasma coils? Is there any way we can use that to our advantage?

  Worf : I do not see how. The plasma coil is part of their cloaking device.

• Geordi : [evacuating Engineering after a coolant leak]  Bridge, we have a new problem. We're five minutes from a warp core breach. There's nothing I can do.

  Riker : [on the bridge]  Deanna, evacuate everyone to the saucer section. Mr. Data, prepare to separate the ship.

• Riker : Data, would a defective plasma coil be susceptible to some sort of ionic pulse?

  Data : Perhaps. Yes, yes. If we sent a low-level ionic pulse, it might reset the coil and trigger their cloaking device. Excellent idea, sir!

  Worf : As their cloak begins to engage, their shields will drop.

  Riker : They'll have two seconds of vulnerability. Mr. Data, lock on to plasma coil.

• Beverly : [reading about Soran]  He's an El-Aurian. Over 300 years old. He lost his entire family when the Borg destroyed his planet. Soran escaped with a handful of other refugees aboard a ship called the Lakul. That ship was later destroyed by some kind of energy ribbon. But Soran and 46 others were rescued by the Enterprise-B.

  Riker : That was the mission where James Kirk was killed.

  Beverly : I checked the passenger manifest of the Lakul. Guess who else was on board.

• Worf : [searching the Amargosa Observatory]  These blast patterns are consistent with a type-3 disruptor.

  Riker : Great. That narrows it down to Romulan, Breen, and Klingon.

• Riker : We found two dead Romulans on the station. We're analyzing their equipment to see if we can determine what ship they came from.

  Picard : And there's still no indication of why they attacked the station?

  Riker : They practically tore the place apart. Accessed the central computer, turned the cargo bay inside out. Obviously, they were looking for something.

  Picard : This could signify a new Romulan threat in this sector. Inform Starfleet Command.

  Riker : You want me to contact Starfleet?

  Picard : Is there a problem?

  Riker : No, sir. There was something else, Captain. One of the scientists, a Dr. Soran, insisted on speaking with you. I told him you were very busy. He said it was absolutely imperative that he speak with you right away.

  Picard : Understood. That'll be all.

  Riker : [turning to leave, then stopping]  Sir, is there anything more...

  Picard : [curtly]  No, thank you.

• Worf : We have analyzed the Romulans' tricorder. They were scanning for signature particles of a compound called trilithium.

  Riker : Trilithium?

  Worf : Yes, an experimental compound the Romulans have been working on. Trilithium is a nuclear inhibitor. In theory, it could stop all fusion within a star. However, the Romulans never found a way to stabilize it.

  Riker : Why would they look for it on a Federation observatory? That doesn't make any sense.

  Worf : I do not know.

  Riker : Have Geordi and Data go over with the next away team. Tell them to scan the observatory for trilithium.

• Riker : A quantum implosion has occurred within the Amargosa star. All nuclear fusion is breaking down.

  Picard : How is that possible?

  Worf : Sensor records show the observatory launched a solar probe into the sun a few moments ago.

  Riker : The star is going to collapse in a matter of minutes.

  Worf : Sir, the implosion has produced a level-12 shockwave.

  Troi : That'll destroy everything in this system.

  Transporter Chief : Transporter room to bridge. I can't locate Commander La Forge or Mr. Data, sir.

  Riker : Have they come back to the ship?

  Worf : No, sir. They are not on board.

  Picard : How long before the shockwave hits the observatory?

  Worf : Four minutes, 40 seconds.

  Picard : Number One.

  Riker : [heading to the turbolift]  Mr. Worf.

  Worf : [following]  Aye, sir.