The creature responds and emits a response pattern which is a clear sign of comprehension. Picard is elated at a potential first contact but Marr, in a sudden lapse of sanity, due to the long-held desire to avenge the death of her son, alters the pulse to emit gravitons in a continuous beam and locks the program so it cannot be stopped. The beam reaches a level of resonance where the Entity is shattered.
The creature responds and emits a response pattern indicating comprehension. Picard is overjoyed at a potential first contact, but Marr, in a sudden mental breakdown triggered by the desire to avenge her son's death, alters the pulse to emit gravitons in a continuous beam and locks the program so it cannot be stopped. The beam reaches a level of resonance where the Entity is destroyed.