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{{ReleaseDate|1988|11|28}}
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'''[[Stardate]] [[2364#SD42193|42193.6]]: The ''Enterprise'' is trapped in a mysterious void'''

En route to the [[Morgana Quadrant]], the ''[[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D|Enterprise]]'' suddenly finds itself inside a black void without form or dimension &mdash; a void that is unending and inescapable, no matter which direction the ship turns. A sister ship, the ''[[U.S.S. Yamato NCC-71807|Yamato]],'' appears in the void, and [[Riker, William|Riker]] and [[Worf]] beam aboard to investigate, only to learn the ship is part of the trap, and they find themselves in an illogical maze. Finally, the presence behind the void appears: [[Nagilum]], an entity who wants to study [[Humans]]' reaction to death.

The entity, who appears on screen only as a vaguely humanoid face, announces that he will use anywhere from one-third to one-half of the crew for his experiments. After much consideration, [[Picard, Jean-Luc|Picard]] regretfully begins the self-destruct sequence with Riker, and later outwits images of [[Troi, Deanna|Troi]] and [[Data]] sent by the alien to argue against the move. With just two seconds to spare, the entity suddenly frees the ship, saying he has learned enough about Human nature by watching the crew's preparation for death. A relieved Picard tells Nagilum that they do have one trait in common: curiousity.

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'''Director'''<br/>
[[Kolbe, Winrich|Winrich Kolbe]]

'''Writer'''<br/>
[[Sowards, Jack B.|Jack B. Sowards]]

'''Starring'''<br/>
[[Stewart, Patrick|Patrick Stewart]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Picard, Jean-Luc|Jean-Luc Picard]]<br/>
[[Frakes, Jonathan|Jonathan Frakes]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Commander|Commander]] [[Riker, William|Will Riker]]<br/>
[[Spiner, Brent|Brent Spiner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant Commander|Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]]<br/>
[[Sirtis, Marina|Marina Sirtis]] &hellip; [[Counselor]] [[Troi, Deanna|Deanna Troi]]<br/>
[[Burton, LeVar|LeVar Burton]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[La Forge, Geordi|Geordi La Forge]]<br/>
[[Dorn, Michael|Michael Dorn]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Worf]]<br/>
[[Wheaton, Wil|Wil Wheaton]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Acting Ensign]] [[Crusher, Wesley|Wesley Crusher]]

'''Guest Starring'''<br/>
[[Boen, Earl|Earl Boen]] &hellip; [[Nagilum]]<br/>
[[Douglass, Charles|Charles Douglass]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]] [[Haskell]]<br/>
[[Meaney, Colm|Colm Meaney]] &hellip; [[O'Brien, Miles|Transporter Chief]]<br/>
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