ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>The Best of Both Worlds - Part 1</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#000000"> <TABLE ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="595" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="3" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="150" VALIGN=MIDDLE ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/Next-Gen-Logo.gif" WIDTH="175" HEIGHT="117" BORDER="0" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Logo"></TD> <TD WIDTH="245" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="3" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"><B>'The Best of Both Worlds'</B><BR>(Part I)<BR><BR><FONT SIZE="3">(Story Code 174)<BR>by Michael Piller</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="2" WIDTH="200" VALIGN=CENTER ALIGN=CENTER><IMG SRC="STTNG Pictures/STTNG S3 Cast.jpg" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="140" ALT="Star Trek The Next Generation Cast"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> The <I>U.S.S. Enterprise</I> investigates the mysterious disappearance of an entire Federation colony. Suspecting this to be the work of the Borg, Starfleet Command appoints Lieutenant Commander Shelby, an ambitious Borg expert, to assist Captain Picard and his crew; however, it soon becomes apparent that Shelby wishes to replace Commander Riker as First Officer, having heard of his recent offer of command of his own starship. However, Riker has decided to refuse the position, preferring to continue serving aboard the <I>Enterprise</I>; Admiral Hanson, an ardent admirer of Shelby, learns of this and advises Picard to encourage his officer to accept the promotion. The <I>Enterprise</I> is sent to investigate the disappearance of another starship, only to be intercepted by a Borg cube; the Borg Collective threatens to destroy the Federation vessel unless Picard transports across to their ship, so that his knowledge can be assimilated into their group mind. When Picard refuses, the Borg attempt to disable the <I>Enterprise</I>; after a desperate battle ensues, the <I>Enterprise</I> crew are able to escape to the safety of a solar nebula, whose radiation prevents the Borg sensors from locating the ship. As the crew works feverishly to find a way to defeat the Borg, tensions between Riker and Shelby continue to mount. Then the Borg ship begins a new offensive, forcing the <I>Enterprise</I> to leave the nebula before the retaliation system can be completed. Three Borg materialise on the bridge, render Picard unconscious and then beam back to their vessel with him& <BR><BR> Patrick Stewart (<B>Captain Jean-Luc Picard</B>), Jonathan Frakes (<B>Commander William Thomas Riker</B>), LeVar Burton (<B>Chief Engineer Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge</B>), Michael Dorn (<B>Security Chief Lieutenant Worf</B>), Gates McFadden (<B>Doctor Beverly Crusher</B>), Marina Sirtis (<B>Councelor Deanna Troi</B>), Brent Spiner (<B>Lieutenant Commander Data</B>), Wil Wheaton (<B>Ensign Wesley Crusher</B>), Whoopi Goldberg (<B>Guinan</B>), Elizabeth Dennehy (<B>Lieutenant Commander Shelby</B>), George Murdock (<B>Admiral J.P. Hanson</B>), Colm Meaney (<B>Transporter Chief Miles O Brien</B>) <BR><BR><B>Directed by Cliff Bole <BR>Co-Produced by Hans Beimler and Richard Manning <BR>Produced by Ira Steven Behr <BR>Executive Producers Rick Berman and Gene Roddenberry </B> <BR><BR><B>TX:</B> <FONT COLOR="#99CCFF" SIZE="2" FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Comic Sans"> <BR>18th June, 1990 <BR><BR><B>Notes:</B> <BR>*Featuring Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Thomas Riker, Chief Engineer Lieutenant Geordi La Forge, Security Chief Lieutenant Worf, Doctor Beverly Crusher, Councelor Deanna Troi, Lieutenant Commander Data, Transporter Chief Miles O Brien, Ensign Wesley Crusher and Guinan <BR><BR><BR> </BODY> </HTML>