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When La Forge returns, Data indicates he thought La Forge just left. He finds his [[internal chronometer]] off by more than ninety minutes. La Forge decides to have the cargo bay examined; his VISOR, a sensor glitch, and now Data's chronometer are not a coincidence.
When La Forge returns, Data indicates he thought La Forge just left. He finds his [[internal chronometer]] off by more than ninety minutes. La Forge decides to have the cargo bay examined; his VISOR, a sensor glitch, and now Data's chronometer are not a coincidence.
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On the [[bridge]], Riker is about to make a course correction for an [[ensign]], when he suddenly has an odd reaction to the console. He gets out of the chair, resumes his seat, and decides that [[astrometrics]] won't get their better angle.
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On the [[bridge]], Riker is about to teach [[Ensign]] [[Sariel Rager|Rager]] how to compensate for gravimetric interference for a course correction, when he sits down at the conn and suddenly has an odd reaction to the console. He gets out of the chair and resumes his seat, apparently deciding that [[Stellar cartography department|Stellar cartography]] won't get their better angle.
Later, La Forge and Data detect a subspace particle emission within Cargo Bay 4.
Later, La Forge and Data detect a subspace particle emission within Cargo Bay 4.
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They examine it, and conclude that this is a [[subspace rift]], and on the other side is something that is so deep into [[subspace]] it shouldn't exist in this universe.
They examine it, and conclude that this is a [[subspace rift]], and on the other side is something that is so deep into [[subspace]] it shouldn't exist in this universe.
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Riker explains to [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] that he suddenly felt trapped sitting in front of the console on the bridge, and she tells him he is the third person to mention having a fear response provoked by an object. When she gets everyone together, including Worf and La Forge, they all start to realize they are remembering the same thing. They all begin to describe a vague, but consistent, picture.
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Riker explains to [[Counselor]] [[Deanna Troi]] that he suddenly felt trapped sitting in front of the conn console on the bridge, and she tells him he is the third person to mention having a fear response provoked by an object. When she gets everyone together, including Worf and La Forge, they all start to realize they are remembering the same thing. They all begin to describe a vague, but consistent, picture.
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They all go into the [[holodeck]], and begin to reconstruct it. Everything was dark, there were clicking sounds. They were laying on a table, with a bright light above it. There was something scissor-like on the end of a swing arm hanging above them. As the pieces are physically created by the holodeck, their memory is jogged.
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On Riker's suggestion, they all go into the [[holodeck]], and begin to reconstruct it. Everything was dark, there were clicking sounds. They were laying on an inclined table restrained at the chest, with a bright light above it. There was something scissor-like on the end of a swing arm hanging above them. As the pieces are physically created by the holodeck, their memory is jogged.
In a few moments they complete the scene; they have reconstructed a medical table equipped for experiments. They all conclude that they have been in that room before.
In a few moments they complete the scene; they have reconstructed a medical table equipped for experiments. They all conclude that they have been in that room before.
===Act Four===
===Act Four===
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Data, after completing his self-diagnostic, concludes he was not aboard the ''Enterprise'' for the lost time in the cargo bay. When [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] asks the computer if anyone is missing, it identifies two crewmen who have been gone almost since 2300 hours. He decides to locate the source of the [[tetryon]] emissions to find the missing crew members.
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Data, after completing his self-diagnostic, concludes he was not aboard the ''Enterprise'' for the lost time in the cargo bay. When [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] asks the computer if anyone is missing, it identifies [[Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Edward Hagler|Hagler]] and Ensign Rager, who have been gone almost since 2300 hours. He decides to locate the source of the [[tetryon]] emissions to find the missing crew members.
When the crew members who remembered the table are examined by the doctor, she finds strange things, such as Riker's arm having been surgically removed and then reattached, almost invisibly.
When the crew members who remembered the table are examined by the doctor, she finds strange things, such as Riker's arm having been surgically removed and then reattached, almost invisibly.
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La Forge's analysis of the cargo bay soon finds the tetryon emissions have intensified and coalesced, the beginning of a [[spatial rupture]]. They decide to put a [[subspace containment field]] around it in case it expands.
La Forge's analysis of the cargo bay soon finds the tetryon emissions have intensified and coalesced, the beginning of a [[spatial rupture]]. They decide to put a [[subspace containment field]] around it in case it expands.
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[[Lieutenant|Lt.]] [[Edward Hagler|Hagler]] returns to the ''Enterprise'' shortly after that. When Dr. Crusher examines him, she finds his [[blood]] turning into a [[liquid polymer]]. Commander Riker later states that Lt. Hagler has died.
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Lt. Hagler is returned to the ''Enterprise'' shortly after that. When Dr. Crusher rushes to his quarters, she finds his [[blood]] turning into a [[liquid polymer]]. Commander Riker later states in the episode that Hagler died.
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At the next staff meeting, La Forge tells them that the subspace containment field isn't working. There is no way to [[beam]] the affected sections into space. La Forge also explains that the only way to close the rupture is with a coherent graviton pulse, but that has to be done at the source, and finding the specific subspace domain where the abducting aliens dwell within the infinite number of domains which exist is almost impossible.
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At the next staff meeting, La Forge tells them that the subspace containment field isn't working. There is no way to [[beam]] the affected sections into space. La Forge also explains that the only way to close the rupture is with a coherent graviton pulse, but that has to be done at the source, and finding the specific tertiary subspace manifold where the abducting aliens dwell within the infinite number of domains which exist is almost impossible.
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Worf suggests a homing device, allowing them to track it when someone is taken. Riker volunteers to carry it, noting that he has been taken every night. The captain also asks Dr. Crusher if she can counteract the effects of the sedative the aliens have been administering. She gives Riker a [[neuro-stimulant]].
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Worf suggests a homing device, allowing them to track it when someone is taken. Riker volunteers to carry it, noting that he has been taken every night. The captain also asks Dr. Crusher if she can counteract the effects of the sedative the aliens have been administering. She gives Riker a [[neuro-stimulant]]. La Forge gives him a [[tricorder]] that's locked into a continuous cycle to record what they can of the subspace domain, and a modified [[sensor relay emitter]] to transmit a subspace beacon.
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Riker is laying in his bed, waiting for the inevitable. Suddenly, a bright rift appears in his quarters and he is levitated and pulled through it. Worf informs Picard that Riker is no longer on board the ''Enterprise''.
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Riker is laying in his bed wearing his uniform with his mission equipment and armed with a [[phaser]], waiting for the inevitable. Suddenly, a bright rift appears in his quarters and he is levitated and pulled through it. Worf informs Picard that Riker is no longer on board the ''Enterprise''.
===Act Five===
===Act Five===
[[File:Solanogen-based lifeform.jpg|thumb|One of the solanogen-based lifeforms]]
[[File:Solanogen-based lifeform.jpg|thumb|One of the solanogen-based lifeforms]]
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Riker finds himself on an examination table in a room with hooded aliens who appear to be busy with other tasks. The missing Ensign [[Sariel Rager|Rager]] is unconscious on a similar table nearby. La Forge has trouble finding Riker in subspace, but locks onto him as the rupture in the cargo bay continues to widen.
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Riker finds himself on an examination table in a room with hooded aliens who appear to be busy with other tasks. The clicking sounds is revealed to be their language. The missing Ensign Rager is unconscious on a similar table nearby. Riker looks around at what he can, feigning unconsciousness whenever they come by to work with him. La Forge has trouble finding Riker in subspace but eventually locks onto him, located at a subspace energy level of 16.2 [[keV]] as the rupture in the cargo bay continues to widen.
When the field then fluctuates, the crew on the ''Enterprise'' are forced to begin the graviton pulse. The aliens attempt to counteract it, La Forge starts adding a random shift to the frequency, but it doesn't work. He is forced to channel all of the graviton energy into a single burst, which does work.
When the field then fluctuates, the crew on the ''Enterprise'' are forced to begin the graviton pulse. The aliens attempt to counteract it, La Forge starts adding a random shift to the frequency, but it doesn't work. He is forced to channel all of the graviton energy into a single burst, which does work.
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As the aliens are concentrating on keeping the rift open, Riker frees himself from the table, grabs Ensign Rager, and jumps through the rift moments before it collapses, shooting one of the aliens who attempts to interfere. Just as the rift finally collapses, the aliens are able to send something unknown through, which passes through the hull and out into space.
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As the aliens are concentrating on keeping the rift open, Riker frees himself from the table, grabs Rager, and jumps through the rift moments before it collapses, shooting one of the aliens who attempts to interfere. Just as the rift finally collapses, the aliens are able to send something unknown through, which passes through the hull and out into space.
:"''Captain's log, stardate 46191.2. The tetryon emissions in Cargo Bay 4 have ceased, and there have been no further indications of alien intrusions. All ''Enterprise'' crew members are safe and accounted for, but we are still left with some unanswered questions.''"
:"''Captain's log, stardate 46191.2. The tetryon emissions in Cargo Bay 4 have ceased, and there have been no further indications of alien intrusions. All ''Enterprise'' crew members are safe and accounted for, but we are still left with some unanswered questions.''"
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Data and La Forge examine the [[tricorder]] readings and conclude that these [[solanogen-based lifeform]]s had created a pocket of "normal" universe within their subspatial domain, allowing them to examine and experiment on their victims taken from the ''Enterprise''. They'd been attempting to establish a pocket of their subspace realm inside the ship's cargo bay. La Forge hypothesizes that they discovered the ship due to his modified sensor signal. Captain Picard decides that [[Starfleet]] will be notified not to perform that modification on other vessels in the future. The alien intent behind the abduction and experimentation was unclear, and there is some discussion of whether or not the energy sent through the rift was a probe of some sort. Noting the death and experimentation, Riker believes that the motivation behind them was beyond mere curiosity.
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Data and La Forge examine the tricorder readings and conclude that these [[solanogen-based lifeform]]s had created a pocket of "normal" universe within their subspatial domain, allowing them to examine and experiment on their victims taken from the ''Enterprise''. They'd been attempting to establish a pocket of their subspace realm inside the ship's cargo bay. La Forge hypothesizes that they discovered the ship due to his modified sensor signal. Captain Picard decides that [[Starfleet]] will be notified not to perform that modification on other vessels in the future. The alien intent behind the abduction and experimentation was unclear, and there is some discussion of whether or not the energy sent through the rift was a probe of some sort. Noting the death of Hagler and the experimentation, Riker believes that the motivation behind them was beyond mere curiosity.
==Memorable Quotes==
==Memorable Quotes==