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The ''Enterprise'' crew has to deal with a Klingon sleeper ship whose occupants don't know the Federation and Klingons are at peace. On-board to help them is an emissary, who (coincidentally) is one of Worf's former love interests.
 
The ''Enterprise'' crew has to deal with a Klingon sleeper ship whose occupants don't know the Federation and Klingons are at peace. On-board to help them is an emissary, who (coincidentally) is one of Worf's former love interests.
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
 
===Teaser===
 
===Teaser===
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[[File:Worf plays poker.jpg|thumb|''"Talk, or play: not both."'']]
[[Worf]], [[Data]], [[Geordi La Forge]], Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]] and [[William T. Riker|Riker]] are playing [[poker]]. When Worf makes a big bet, Data suggests that he doesn't fully understand the nuances of the game. Riker points out that Worf has been the biggest winner that day, implying that Data shouldn't underestimate his poker skills. Data expresses doubt that Worf's success is due to anything other than random chance. On a subsequent hand, Worf once again bets big, and La Forge says he's bluffing. Worf insists that [[Klingon]]s never bluff.
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[[Worf]], [[Data]], [[Geordi La Forge|La Forge]], Dr. [[Katherine Pulaski|Pulaski]], and [[William T. Riker|Riker]] are playing [[poker]]. When Worf makes a big bet, Data suggests that he doesn't fully understand the nuances of the game. Riker points out that Worf has been the biggest winner that day, implying that Data shouldn't underestimate his poker skills. Data expresses doubt that Worf's success is due to anything other than random chance. Pulaski, being the only one who doesn't fold, calls Worf's hand. Worf wins. On a subsequent hand, Worf once again bets big, and La Forge says he's bluffing. Worf insists that [[Klingon]]s never bluff.
   
 
The poker game is interrupted before the hand can be played out, when the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise]]'' receives an urgent confidential message from [[Starfleet Command]].
 
The poker game is interrupted before the hand can be played out, when the ''[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|Enterprise]]'' receives an urgent confidential message from [[Starfleet Command]].
   
 
===Act One===
 
===Act One===
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[[File:K'Ehleyr in probe.jpg|thumb|left|''"I greet you. I am K'Ehleyr."'']]
The crew is informed that they are to pick up an emissary who will assist them with a very important mission. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] asks for more information, but is told that utmost secrecy is required and that he will be fully informed of the situation by the emissary. They later rendezvous with the emissary's [[shuttle]], a specially-converted [[probe]] capable of transporting one person at [[warp factor|warp 9]]. Upon opening the probe, the emissary is revealed to be [[K'Ehleyr]], a half [[Klingon]], half [[Human]] woman and one of Worf's former love interests.
 
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The crew is informed by [[Admiral]] [[Gromek]] that they are to pick up an emissary who will assist them with a very important mission. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] asks for more information, but is told that utmost secrecy is required and that he will be fully informed of the situation by the emissary.
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They later rendezvous with the emissary's [[shuttle]], a specially-converted [[probe]] capable of transporting one person at [[warp factor|warp 9]]. Upon opening the probe, the emissary is revealed to be [[K'Ehleyr]], a half Klingon, half [[Human]] woman and one of Worf's former love interests.
   
 
===Act Two===
 
===Act Two===
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[[File:K'Ehleyr and Worf argue.jpg|thumb|''"You're as stubborn as ever!"'']]
K'Ehleyr explains that a Klingon [[battle cruiser]] named the ''[[IKS T'Ong|T'Ong]]'' was launched from the [[Qo'noS|Klingon homeworld]] seventy years ago, during the [[Human-Klingon history|Klingon War]], on a long-term mission to attack a remote [[Federation]] [[outpost]]. Ever since the launch, its crew has been in [[stasis|suspended animation]], set to awaken only upon reaching the target. Thus, the crew of the ''T'Ong'' are unaware of the peace between the Federation and the Klingons, and will attack the outpost when they awaken.
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K'Ehleyr explains in the [[conference lounge]] that a Klingon [[battle cruiser]] named the ''[[IKS T'Ong|T'Ong]]'' was launched from the [[Qo'noS|Klingon homeworld]] [[2290|seventy-five years ago]], during the [[Human-Klingon history|Klingon War]], on a long-term mission to attack a remote [[Federation]] [[outpost]]. Ever since the launch, its crew has been in [[stasis|suspended animation]], set to awaken only upon reaching the target. Thus, the crew of the ''T'Ong'' are unaware of the [[Khitomer Accords|peace between the Federation and the Klingons]], and will attack the outpost when they awaken.
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Picard assumes that K'Ehleyr has been sent to talk with the crew, but K'Ehleyr says talking will be a waste of time; she believes there is no way of reasoning with the Klingons, and the only way to prevent loss of innocent lives is to destroy the ''T'Ong'' on sight. Picard refuses to accept this and orders her to work with Worf in developing a non-violent alternative.
   
Forced to work together with unresolved feelings from their previous relationship, Worf and K'Ehleyr get into heated emotional conflicts and are unable to properly concentrate on the job at hand.
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Forced to work together with unresolved feelings from their previous relationship from [[2359|six years prior]], Worf and K'Ehleyr get into heated emotional conflicts and are unable to properly concentrate on the job at hand.
   
 
===Act Three===
 
===Act Three===
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After a particularly vicious argument with Worf, K'Ehleyr storms back to her quarters and shatters a glass table in rage. [[Deanna Troi]] notices the destruction and tactfully suggests that she blow off some steam on the [[holodeck]]. Seeing the list of available programs, K'Ehleyr selects Worf's [[calisthenics]] routine, entering hand-to-hand combat in a primitive jungle.
The conflicts come to a head when Worf and K'Ehleyr engage in one of Worf's [[holodeck]] training routines. They fight and defeat holographic enemies, then give in to their desires and engage in a [[Klingon mating ritual]].
 
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Meanwhile, up on the bridge, Picard notices that Worf is taut as a drum, and likewise orders him to relax. Venturing down to the holodeck, Worf sees his program in progress, and realizes K'Ehleyr is running it. Entering the program with her, they fight and defeat holographic enemies, then give in to their desires and engage in a [[Klingon mating ritual]].
   
 
===Act Four===
 
===Act Four===
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[[File:Worf and K'Ehleyr on holodeck.jpg|thumb|left|''"We are mated."'']]
Afterwords, Worf initiates a vow of marriage, shouting "''tlhIngan jIH''" ([[Klingonese]] for "''I am a Klingon''"), but K'Ehleyr refuses to participate, unwilling to commit to the marriage dictated by Klingon tradition.
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Afterwards, Worf initiates a vow of marriage, shouting "''tlhIngan jIH''" ([[Klingonese]] for "''I am a Klingon''"), but K'Ehleyr refuses to participate, unwilling to commit to the marriage dictated by Klingon tradition.
   
 
Captain Picard wants a peaceful solution to the Klingon battle cruiser problem, but K'Ehleyr insists the Klingons will have to be destroyed because they will never believe him if he tries to explain that they are no longer at war. When they first encounter the ''T'Ong'', the ''Enterprise'' is immediately fired upon with no attempt made at communication. It appears K'Ehleyr's prediction is correct; the ''Enterprise'' will be forced to destroy the ''T'Ong.''
 
Captain Picard wants a peaceful solution to the Klingon battle cruiser problem, but K'Ehleyr insists the Klingons will have to be destroyed because they will never believe him if he tries to explain that they are no longer at war. When they first encounter the ''T'Ong'', the ''Enterprise'' is immediately fired upon with no attempt made at communication. It appears K'Ehleyr's prediction is correct; the ''Enterprise'' will be forced to destroy the ''T'Ong.''
   
 
===Act Five===
 
===Act Five===
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[[File:Worf addresses K'temoc.jpg|thumb|''"I can waste no more time on you."'']]
However, Worf has come up with a cunning plan. Clad in full traditional Klingon command uniforms, he and K'Ehleyr appear on [[viewscreen]] as captain and first officer of the ''Enterprise''. "Captain" Worf informs Captain [[K'Temoc]] of the ''T'Ong'' that the war is over, implying with his appearance and ''apparent'' command of a Federation ship that the Klingons have been victorious. He then orders K'Temoc to lower his shields. K'Temoc hesitates to comply, unsure whether to trust Worf's explanation – but finally agrees, fooled by Worf's well-played bluff. Arrangements are made for K'Ehleyr to beam on board the ''T'Ong'' and take command until the arrival of a Klingon ship to escort them back to [[Qo'noS]].
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However, Worf has come up with a cunning plan. Clad in full traditional Klingon command uniforms, he and K'Ehleyr appear on [[viewscreen]] as captain and first officer of the ''Enterprise''. "Captain" Worf informs Captain [[K'Temoc]] of the ''T'Ong'' that the war is over, implying with his appearance and ''apparent'' command of a Federation ship that the Klingons have been victorious. He then orders K'Temoc to lower his shields. K'Temoc hesitates to comply, unsure whether to trust Worf's explanation – but finally agrees, fooled by Worf's well-played bluff. Arrangements are made for K'Ehleyr to beam on board the ''T'Ong'' and take command until the arrival of the Klingon ship {{IKS|P'Rang}} to escort them back to [[Qo'noS]].
   
 
Worf and K'Ehleyr discuss their feelings for one another prior to her departure, leaving open the question of whether their paths will cross again.
 
Worf and K'Ehleyr discuss their feelings for one another prior to her departure, leaving open the question of whether their paths will cross again.
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* [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2365#Mission to Intercept IKS T'Ong|Captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), 2365]]
 
* [[Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), 2365#Mission to Intercept IKS T'Ong|Captain's log, USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D), 2365]]
   
==Memorable Quotes==
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==Memorable quotes==
 
"''nuqneH, qaleghneS''" (Greetings; I am honored to see you)<br />
 
"''nuqneH, qaleghneS''" (Greetings; I am honored to see you)<br />
 
"''You speak Klingon!''"
 
"''You speak Klingon!''"
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"''Whoever said getting there was half the fun never traveled in a class 8 probe.''"
 
"''Whoever said getting there was half the fun never traveled in a class 8 probe.''"
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr'''
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr'''
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"''Whenever Starfleet gets enigmatic, I know we're about to face a challenge. Engage!''"
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: - '''Picard'''
   
   
 
"''Still, I am delighted to be out of that damned coffin!''"
 
"''Still, I am delighted to be out of that damned coffin!''"
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''', about her ride inside a class 8 probe
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''', about her ride inside a class 8 probe
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"''Looks like it's just you and me, handsome.''"
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: - '''Pulaski''', to Worf while playing poker
   
   
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"''Worf, we're alone now. You don't have to act like a Klingon glacier, I don't bite. Well, that's wrong, I do bite."
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"''Worf, we're alone now. You don't have to act like a Klingon glacier, I don't bite. Well, that's wrong, I do bite." ''
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''' to '''Worf'''
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''' to '''Worf'''
   
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"''An android chaperone.''"<br />
 
"''An android chaperone.''"<br />
"''Android, of course, is correct, but I fail to see how "chaperone" is appropriate.''"<br />
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"''Android, of course, is correct, but I fail to see how 'chaperone' is appropriate.''"<br />
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''' and '''Data'''
 
: - '''K'Ehleyr''' and '''Data'''
   
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==Background information==
 
==Background information==
 
=== Story and production ===
 
=== Story and production ===
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[[File:Plakson and Dorn.jpg|thumb|Plakson and Dorn on set]]
 
* This episode was based on an unpublished story by [[Thomas H. Calder]].
 
* This episode was based on an unpublished story by [[Thomas H. Calder]].
 
* [[Suzie Plakson]] was cast as [[K'Ehleyr]] because the production staff were impressed with her performance as [[Doctor]] [[Selar]] in {{e|The Schizoid Man}}. [[Tracy Tormé]], who had written "The Schizoid Man", had wanted to develop a romance between Selar and Worf, but the idea was overruled when "The Emissary" was being planned. Tormé complained that the premise was "''obvious. Had it been a Vulcan, it would have been a lot more interesting.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
 
* [[Suzie Plakson]] was cast as [[K'Ehleyr]] because the production staff were impressed with her performance as [[Doctor]] [[Selar]] in {{e|The Schizoid Man}}. [[Tracy Tormé]], who had written "The Schizoid Man", had wanted to develop a romance between Selar and Worf, but the idea was overruled when "The Emissary" was being planned. Tormé complained that the premise was "''obvious. Had it been a Vulcan, it would have been a lot more interesting.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
 
* Director [[Cliff Bole]] devised several of the Klingon customs seen here. He recalled, "''I came up with that thing where [K'Ehleyr] digs into [Worf's] hand and there's all that blood. I did that on the set. I was wondering what these people do, and I had the image of bones breaking and felt that's what they do when they get it on.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
 
* Director [[Cliff Bole]] devised several of the Klingon customs seen here. He recalled, "''I came up with that thing where [K'Ehleyr] digs into [Worf's] hand and there's all that blood. I did that on the set. I was wondering what these people do, and I had the image of bones breaking and felt that's what they do when they get it on.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* The final draft script was submitted on {{d|28|March|1989}}.
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* First UK airdate: 18th September 1991
   
 
=== Continuity ===
 
=== Continuity ===
 
* This episode has a very similar title to that of {{DS9|Emissary}} in which [[Patrick Stewart]] (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) and [[Colm Meaney]] (Chief [[Miles O'Brien]]) also appear.
 
* This episode has a very similar title to that of {{DS9|Emissary}} in which [[Patrick Stewart]] (Captain Jean-Luc Picard) and [[Colm Meaney]] (Chief [[Miles O'Brien]]) also appear.
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* [[Worf]] welcomes [[K'Temoc]] after he awakens by saying "''Welcome to the [[24th century]]''" which is also exactly what [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] told [[Clare Raymond]] after she too awoke from a similar [[cryogenic stasis]] in the [[TNG Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Neutral Zone}}.
 
* Footage of the [[Klingon]] [[K't'inga class|battle cruiser]] is reused from {{film|1}} with added [[disruptor]] and [[cloaking device]] effects. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
 
* Footage of the [[Klingon]] [[K't'inga class|battle cruiser]] is reused from {{film|1}} with added [[disruptor]] and [[cloaking device]] effects. (''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion]]'')
 
* A [[star chart]], first seen behind [[Dexter Remmick]] in {{e|Conspiracy}} makes another appearance in the tactical room in this episode.
 
* A [[star chart]], first seen behind [[Dexter Remmick]] in {{e|Conspiracy}} makes another appearance in the tactical room in this episode.
* The [[chief of security]]'s office seen in this episode is a redress of the Starbase 173 court room in {{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}.
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* The [[chief of security]]'s office seen in this episode is a redress of the Starbase 173 court room in {{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}. The set had previously served as the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[geology]] lab in {{e|Pen Pals}}.
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* [[K'Ehleyr]]'s statement to Worf while leaving the ''Enterprise'' at the end of the episode where she says that when their paths cross again, she will not be as easy to get rid of would prove ironic, as in her next appearance in {{TNG|Reunion}}, she is [[murder]]ed by [[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]].
 
* [[Wesley Crusher]] ([[Wil Wheaton]]) does not appear in this episode.
 
* [[Wesley Crusher]] ([[Wil Wheaton]]) does not appear in this episode.
   
 
=== Reception ===
 
=== Reception ===
* [[Maurice Hurley]] remarked, "''Great idea and one that worked. Hard for that one not to work, but it worked well all the way through. With the Klingons you're dealing with emotion and passion. You've got somebody who can saw something. You need that balance in the show sometimes. The show gets so intellectually smug and self-serving, and you need something like that to break it off; someone willing to storm the barricades. The idea of the half-Klingon was fun.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* [[Maurice Hurley]] remarked, "''Great idea and one that worked. Hard for that one not to work, but it worked well all the way through. With the Klingons you're dealing with emotion and passion. You've got somebody who can see something. You need that balance in the show sometimes. The show gets so intellectually smug and self-serving, and you need something like that to break it off; someone willing to storm the barricades. The idea of the half-Klingon was fun.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
 
* Cliff Bole commented, "''I liked the show and thought [[Michael Dorn]] did a real good job in it. I think I let [Suzie Plakson] get overboard a little bit. She was a little too broad, but she's a talented lady. I think the Klingon shows are fun to do, because you can go a little broad with them.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
 
* Cliff Bole commented, "''I liked the show and thought [[Michael Dorn]] did a real good job in it. I think I let [Suzie Plakson] get overboard a little bit. She was a little too broad, but she's a talented lady. I think the Klingon shows are fun to do, because you can go a little broad with them.''" (''[[Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages]]'')
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* A mission report for this episode by Will Murray was published in ''[[The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine]]'' Vol. 9, pp. 51-54.
   
 
===Video and DVD releases===
 
===Video and DVD releases===
* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): [[TNG Season 2 UK VHS|Volume 23]], catalogue number VHR 2506, {{d|7|October|1991}}.
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* Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[CIC Video]]): [[TNG Season 2 UK VHS|Volume 23]], catalog number VHR 2506, {{d|7|October|1991}}
 
* In the UK video collection ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition]]'', under the "Worf" section, {{d|29|September|1997}}
 
* In the UK video collection ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation - 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition]]'', under the "Worf" section, {{d|29|September|1997}}
* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 2.7, catalogue number VHR 4743, {{d|5|July|1999}}.
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* UK re-release (three-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 2.7, catalog number VHR 4743, {{d|5|July|1999}}
 
* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 DVD]] collection
 
* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 DVD]] collection
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* As part of the [[TNG Season 2 Blu-ray]] collection
   
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
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=== Co-stars ===
 
=== Co-stars ===
* [[Anne Elizabeth Ramsey]] as [[Ensign]] [[Clancy]]
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* [[Anne Elizabeth Ramsay]] as [[Ensign]] [[Clancy]]
* [[Dietrich Bader]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Tactical officer (2365)|Tactical Crewman]]
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* [[Diedrich Bader]] as [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Tactical officer (2365)|Tactical Crewman]]
   
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
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** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Bridge officer (2365)|''Enterprise''-D officer (voice)]]
 
** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Bridge officer (2365)|''Enterprise''-D officer (voice)]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Feathered alien|Feathered opponent]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Feathered alien|Feathered opponent]]
** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Female conn ensign (2365)|Female command division ensign]]
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** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) command division personnel#Female conn ensign (2365)|Female command division ensign]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Insectoid alien|Insectoid opponent]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Insectoid alien|Insectoid opponent]]
** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) personnel#Relief ops ensign (2365)|Operations division ensign]]
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** [[Unnamed USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) operations division personnel#Relief ops ensign (2365)|Operations division ensign]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Skull monster|Skull faced opponent]]
 
** [[Klingon calisthenics program holograms#Skull monster|Skull faced opponent]]
 
** [[IKS T'Ong personnel#Crewmembers|Two Klingon crewmembers]]
 
** [[IKS T'Ong personnel#Crewmembers|Two Klingon crewmembers]]
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=== References ===
 
=== References ===
[[2290]]; [[2331]]; [[2359]]; [[Boradis III]]; [[Boradis system]]; [[class 8 probe]]; [[class 11 emergency signal]]; [[cloaking device|cloaking device, Klingon]]; [[cryogenic stasis]]; [[Dixon Hill series]]; [[Earth]]; [[Federation]]; [[France]]; [[gamma ray]]; [[Hanauma Bay]]; [[holodeck|Holodeck Two]]; [[Klingon calisthenics program]]; [[Klingon High Command]]; {{ShipClass|K't'inga}}; [[Longchamps]]; [[poker]]; [[IKS P'Rang|''P'Rang'', IKS]]; [[Qo'noS]]; [[racetrack]]; [[Rio de Janeiro]]; [[Rite of Ascension]]; [[Samrin's Planet]]; [[diving|scuba diving]]; [[ShiKahr]]; [[sleeper ship]]; [[special emissary]]; [[Starbase 153]]; [[Starbase 336]]; [[IKS T'Ong|''T'Ong'', IKS]]; [[Ian Andrew Troi|Troi, Ian Andrew]]; [[Lwaxana Troi|Troi, Lwaxana]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[yellow alert]];
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[[2290]]; [[2331]]; [[2359]]; [[Boradis III]]; [[Boradis system]]; [[class 8 probe]]; [[class 11 emergency signal]]; [[cloaking device]]; [[cryogenic stasis]]; [[Federation]]; [[gamma ray]]; [[holodeck|Holodeck Two]]; [[Klingon calisthenics program]]; [[Klingon High Command]]; {{class|K't'inga}}; [[meter]]; [[Number one]]; [[poker]]; [[IKS P'Rang|''P'Rang'', IKS]]; [[Qo'noS]]; [[Samrin's Planet]]; [[sleeper ship]]; [[special emissary]]; [[Starbase 153]]; [[Starbase 336]]; [[IKS T'Ong|''T'Ong'', IKS]]; [[Ian Andrew Troi|Troi, Ian Andrew]]; [[Lwaxana Troi|Troi, Lwaxana]]; [[yellow alert]]
   
==== Library Computer References ====
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==== Library computer references ====
*'''Federation Star Chart ("The Explored Galaxy")''': [[Aldebaran]]; [[Alfa 177]]; [[Alpha Carinae]]; [[Alpha Centauri]]; [[Alpha Majoris]]; [[Altair VI]]; [[Andor]]; [[Ariannus]]; [[Arret]]; [[Babel]]; [[Benecia]]; [[Berengaria VII]]; [[Beta Aurigae]]; [[Beta Geminorum]]; [[Beta Lyrae]]; [[Beta Niobe]]; [[Beta Portolan]]; [[Camus II]]; [[Canopus III]]; [[Capella]]; [[Daran V]]; [[Delta Vega]]; [[Deneb]]; [[Eminiar]]; [[Fabrina]]; [[First Federation]]; [[Gamma Canaris N]]; [[Gamma Trianguli]]; [[Holberg 917G]]; [[Ingraham B]]; [[Janus VI]]; [[Kling]]; [[Kzin]]; [[Lactra VII]]; [[Makus III]]; [[Marcos XII]]; [[Manark IV]]; [[Memory Alpha]]; [[Mudd]]; [[Omega IV]]; [[Omega Cygni]]; [[Organia]]; [[Orion (planet)|Orion]]; [[Pallas 14]]; [[Phylos]]; [[Pollux IV]]; [[Psi 2000]]; [[Pyris VII]]; [[Regulus]]; [[Remus]]; [[Rigel]]; [[Romulus]]; [[Sarpeid]]; [[Sirius]]; [[Talosian system|Talos]]; [[Tau Ceti]]; [[Theta III]]; [[Tholian Assembly]]; [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
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*'''Federation Star Chart ("The Explored Galaxy")''': [[Aldebaran]]; [[Alfa 177]]; [[Alpha Carinae]]; [[Alpha Centauri]]; [[Alpha Majoris]]; [[Altair VI]]; [[Andor]]; [[Ariannus]]; [[Arret]]; [[Babel]]; [[Benecia]]; [[Berengaria VII]]; [[Beta Aurigae]]; [[Beta Geminorum]]; [[Beta Lyrae]]; [[Beta Niobe]]; [[Beta Portolan]]; [[Camus II]]; [[Canopus III]]; [[Capella]]; [[Daran V]]; [[Delta Vega]]; [[Deneb]]; [[Eminiar]]; [[Fabrina]]; [[First Federation]]; [[Gamma Canaris N]]; [[Gamma Trianguli]]; [[Holberg 917G]]; [[Ingraham B]]; [[Janus VI]]; [[Kling]]; [[Kzin]]; [[Lactra VII]]; [[Makus III]]; [[Marcos XII]]; [[Manark IV]]; [[Memory Alpha]]; [[Mudd]]; [[Omega IV]]; [[Omega Cygni]]; [[Organia]]; [[Orion (planet)|Orion]]; [[Pallas 14]]; [[Phylos]]; [[Pollux IV]]; [[Psi 2000]]; [[Pyris VII]]; [[Alpha Leonis system|Regulus]]; [[Remus]]; [[Rigel]]; [[Romulus]]; [[Sarpeid]]; [[Sirius]]; [[Talosian system|Talos]]; [[Tau Ceti]]; [[Theta III]]; [[Tholian Assembly]]; [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
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*'''Exercise Menu''': [[Carnival]]; [[Desert]]; [[Dixon Hill]]; [[Dixon Hill series]]; [[Earth]]; [[France]]; [[Hanauma Bay]]; [[Longchamp]]; [[Rio de Janeiro]]; [[Rite of Ascension]]; [[Scuba dive|Scuba Diving]]; [[ShiKahr]]; [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]
   
== External links ==
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=== External links ===
 
* {{NCwiki|The Emissary}}
 
* {{NCwiki|The Emissary}}
 
* {{wikipedia|The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Emissary}}
 
* {{wikipedia|The Emissary (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|The Emissary}}
*{{Startrek.com|emissary-the|The Emissary}}
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* {{Startrek.com|emissary-the|The Emissary}}
   
 
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For additional meanings of "Emissary", please see Emissary.
For the DS9 episode with a similar title, please see "Emissary".

The Enterprise crew has to deal with a Klingon sleeper ship whose occupants don't know the Federation and Klingons are at peace. On-board to help them is an emissary, who (coincidentally) is one of Worf's former love interests.

Summary

Teaser

Worf plays poker

"Talk, or play: not both."

Worf, Data, La Forge, Dr. Pulaski, and Riker are playing poker. When Worf makes a big bet, Data suggests that he doesn't fully understand the nuances of the game. Riker points out that Worf has been the biggest winner that day, implying that Data shouldn't underestimate his poker skills. Data expresses doubt that Worf's success is due to anything other than random chance. Pulaski, being the only one who doesn't fold, calls Worf's hand. Worf wins. On a subsequent hand, Worf once again bets big, and La Forge says he's bluffing. Worf insists that Klingons never bluff.

The poker game is interrupted before the hand can be played out, when the Enterprise receives an urgent confidential message from Starfleet Command.

Act One

K'Ehleyr in probe

"I greet you. I am K'Ehleyr."

The crew is informed by Admiral Gromek that they are to pick up an emissary who will assist them with a very important mission. Captain Picard asks for more information, but is told that utmost secrecy is required and that he will be fully informed of the situation by the emissary.

They later rendezvous with the emissary's shuttle, a specially-converted probe capable of transporting one person at warp 9. Upon opening the probe, the emissary is revealed to be K'Ehleyr, a half Klingon, half Human woman and one of Worf's former love interests.

Act Two

K'Ehleyr and Worf argue

"You're as stubborn as ever!"

K'Ehleyr explains in the conference lounge that a Klingon battle cruiser named the T'Ong was launched from the Klingon homeworld seventy-five years ago, during the Klingon War, on a long-term mission to attack a remote Federation outpost. Ever since the launch, its crew has been in suspended animation, set to awaken only upon reaching the target. Thus, the crew of the T'Ong are unaware of the peace between the Federation and the Klingons, and will attack the outpost when they awaken.

Picard assumes that K'Ehleyr has been sent to talk with the crew, but K'Ehleyr says talking will be a waste of time; she believes there is no way of reasoning with the Klingons, and the only way to prevent loss of innocent lives is to destroy the T'Ong on sight. Picard refuses to accept this and orders her to work with Worf in developing a non-violent alternative.

Forced to work together with unresolved feelings from their previous relationship from six years prior, Worf and K'Ehleyr get into heated emotional conflicts and are unable to properly concentrate on the job at hand.

Act Three

After a particularly vicious argument with Worf, K'Ehleyr storms back to her quarters and shatters a glass table in rage. Deanna Troi notices the destruction and tactfully suggests that she blow off some steam on the holodeck. Seeing the list of available programs, K'Ehleyr selects Worf's calisthenics routine, entering hand-to-hand combat in a primitive jungle.

Meanwhile, up on the bridge, Picard notices that Worf is taut as a drum, and likewise orders him to relax. Venturing down to the holodeck, Worf sees his program in progress, and realizes K'Ehleyr is running it. Entering the program with her, they fight and defeat holographic enemies, then give in to their desires and engage in a Klingon mating ritual.

Act Four

Worf and K'Ehleyr on holodeck

"We are mated."

Afterwards, Worf initiates a vow of marriage, shouting "tlhIngan jIH" (Klingonese for "I am a Klingon"), but K'Ehleyr refuses to participate, unwilling to commit to the marriage dictated by Klingon tradition.

Captain Picard wants a peaceful solution to the Klingon battle cruiser problem, but K'Ehleyr insists the Klingons will have to be destroyed because they will never believe him if he tries to explain that they are no longer at war. When they first encounter the T'Ong, the Enterprise is immediately fired upon with no attempt made at communication. It appears K'Ehleyr's prediction is correct; the Enterprise will be forced to destroy the T'Ong.

Act Five

Worf addresses K'temoc

"I can waste no more time on you."

However, Worf has come up with a cunning plan. Clad in full traditional Klingon command uniforms, he and K'Ehleyr appear on viewscreen as captain and first officer of the Enterprise. "Captain" Worf informs Captain K'Temoc of the T'Ong that the war is over, implying with his appearance and apparent command of a Federation ship that the Klingons have been victorious. He then orders K'Temoc to lower his shields. K'Temoc hesitates to comply, unsure whether to trust Worf's explanation – but finally agrees, fooled by Worf's well-played bluff. Arrangements are made for K'Ehleyr to beam on board the T'Ong and take command until the arrival of the Klingon ship IKS P'Rang to escort them back to Qo'noS.

Worf and K'Ehleyr discuss their feelings for one another prior to her departure, leaving open the question of whether their paths will cross again.

Log entries

Memorable quotes

"nuqneH, qaleghneS" (Greetings; I am honored to see you)
"You speak Klingon!"

- Riker greeting K'Ehleyr upon her arrival on the Enterprise


"Whoever said getting there was half the fun never traveled in a class 8 probe."

- K'Ehleyr


"Whenever Starfleet gets enigmatic, I know we're about to face a challenge. Engage!"

- Picard


"Still, I am delighted to be out of that damned coffin!"

- K'Ehleyr, about her ride inside a class 8 probe


"Looks like it's just you and me, handsome."

- Pulaski, to Worf while playing poker


"You are late."
"Sorry. I had to make myself beautiful."
"I fail to understand why.

- Worf and K'Ehleyr


"Worf, we're alone now. You don't have to act like a Klingon glacier, I don't bite. Well, that's wrong, I do bite."

- K'Ehleyr to Worf


"You're not even looking at me."
"I am familiar with your appearance."

- K'Ehleyr and Worf


"Lieutenant, I order you to relax."
"I am relaxed!"

- Picard and Worf


"It's not much of a program."
"Computer! Level two."

- K'Ehleyr and Worf


"I've noted that some people use humor as a shield. They talk much, yet say little."

- Worf


"We are mated."
"Yes, I know! I was there! But..."

- Worf and K'Ehleyr


"An android chaperone."
"Android, of course, is correct, but I fail to see how 'chaperone' is appropriate."

- K'Ehleyr and Data


"Poor android. Whose behavior do you find more perplexing? Human? Or Klingon?"
"At the moment...I would find it difficult to choose."
"So would I."

- K'Ehleyr and Data


"How did you like command?"
"... Comfortable chair."

- Riker and Worf


"K'Ehleyr, I will not be complete without you."

- Worf

Background information

Story and production

Plakson and Dorn

Plakson and Dorn on set

Continuity

Reception

  • Maurice Hurley remarked, "Great idea and one that worked. Hard for that one not to work, but it worked well all the way through. With the Klingons you're dealing with emotion and passion. You've got somebody who can see something. You need that balance in the show sometimes. The show gets so intellectually smug and self-serving, and you need something like that to break it off; someone willing to storm the barricades. The idea of the half-Klingon was fun." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
  • Cliff Bole commented, "I liked the show and thought Michael Dorn did a real good job in it. I think I let [Suzie Plakson] get overboard a little bit. She was a little too broad, but she's a talented lady. I think the Klingon shows are fun to do, because you can go a little broad with them." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
  • A mission report for this episode by Will Murray was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine Vol. 9, pp. 51-54.

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References

2290; 2331; 2359; Boradis III; Boradis system; class 8 probe; class 11 emergency signal; cloaking device; cryogenic stasis; Federation; gamma ray; Holodeck Two; Klingon calisthenics program; Klingon High Command; K't'inga-class; meter; Number one; poker; P'Rang, IKS; Qo'noS; Samrin's Planet; sleeper ship; special emissary; Starbase 153; Starbase 336; T'Ong, IKS; Troi, Ian Andrew; Troi, Lwaxana; yellow alert

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