Samaritan Snare
| "Samaritan Snare" | |
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Les Landau |
| Written by | Robert L. McCullough |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 143 |
| Original air date | May 15, 1989 |
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"Samaritan Snare" is the 17th episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 43rd episode overall. It was first released on May 15, 1989, in broadcast syndication.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship Enterprise. In this episode, while Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) heads to a nearby Starbase to undergo surgery on his artificial heart, Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) is in command of the Enterprise. The crew must deal with a Pakled starship, which kidnaps Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), and demands advanced technology in exchange for his safe return.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) refuses to have a medical operation on his artificial heart on-board the Enterprise by Doctor Katherine Pulaski (Diana Muldaur) as he is concerned about his image with the crew. He instead heads to a nearby Starbase for the operation, travelling by shuttlecraft. Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) accompanies him, as he is due to undergo his Starfleet Academy entrance exams. Though initially rebuffing Wesley's attempts to make conversation, Picard eventually softens, and talks of his past, including why he needs an artificial heart.
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