Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Ensign Ro (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Ensign Ro" is the 103rd episode of the American science fiction television series "". The third episode of the . The crew is unsettled by the arrival of Ensign Ro, a disgraced Starfleet officer of Bajoran origin. Although Ro was previously court-martialed for disobeying orders on an away mission, resulting in the deaths of eight crew members, Starfleet admiral Kennelly has pardoned and assigned her to the "Enterprise". Her ostensible mission is to persuade Bajoran rebels to stop attacking and raiding Federation colonies. But Captain Picard soon learns that the rebels, displaced from
Schisms (Star Trek: The Next Generation) to pass through. They appear in the cargo bay moments before the rift is forced closed. The aliens manage to send a brief energy pulse through at the last second, which disappears through the "Enterprise" hull and into space. Picard wonders if the pulse is a probe sent by the aliens attempting to communicate with the "Enterprise", but Riker, noting their methods which resulted in the death of one of the crew, suspects their motives are less benign. Schisms (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Schisms" is the 131st episode of the American science fiction television series "" and the fifth