Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Preemptive Strike (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Preemptive Strike" is the 176th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series "". It is the 24th episode of the , and penultimate episode of the series overall, directed by cast member Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard). Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship USS "Enterprise"-D. In this episode, the recurring character Ro Laren (Michelle Forbes), a court-martialed Starfleet officer who first appeared in the episode "", finds her loyalties divided between Starfleet and a group of resistance fighters who oppose
Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation) Relics (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Relics" is the 130th episode of the syndicated American science fiction television series "", the fourth episode of the . Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Federation starship USS "Enterprise"-D. In this episode, while investigating the 75-year-old wreck of a Federation transport vessel, the "Enterprise" crew discovers the former Chief Engineer of Captain James T. Kirk's "Enterprise", Montgomery Scott (James Doohan), alive in a transporter buffer. The starship "Enterprise", responding to a distress call, drops out of warp to discover a nearby Dyson sphere. They trace the distress