The Most Toys
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| Star Trek: The Next Generation episode | |
Data, compelled by Fajo to sit on display.
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Tim Bond |
| Written by | Shari Goodhartz |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Cinematography by | Marvin Rush |
| Production code | 170 |
| Original air date | May 5, 1990 |
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"The Most Toys" is the 22nd episode of the third season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 70th episode of the series overall.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship Enterprise-D. In this episode, Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) is kidnapped by an obsessive collector, who leads the Enterprise crew to believe that Data was destroyed in a shuttlecraft accident.
The Enterprise-D is called to assist a colony world that has suffered tricyanate contamination to its water supply. Because of this, they meet with the Jovis, a ship owned by the Zibalian trader Kivas Fajo (Saul Rubinek). Fajo, a member of the Stasius Trade Guild, is one of the few vendors of hitridium, an extremely rare medicinal compound capable of neutralizing the contamination. Because hitridium is a volatile substance that cannot be beamed aboard, Lieutenant Commander Data (Brent Spiner) is assigned to shuttle Fajo's cargo from the Jovis to the Enterprise, which will take several trips. Just before the final trip, the crew of the Jovis, led by Varria (Jane Daly), kidnap Data and perform a scan of his body; after filling the shuttlecraft with equivalent materials, they rig the shuttle to explode en route. The Enterprise crew perform a cursory scan of the debris and believe Data is dead, but due to the emergency, are forced to leave the Jovis without a more detailed study.
Data is reactivated in a secured room and is met by Fajo. The trader explains he collects rare and valuable objects and has kidnapped Data due to his uniqueness.
While lamenting the loss of their friend, Geordi and Wesley reminisce by looking at memorabilia of Data: a painting, his Sherlock Holmes violin, a book given to him by Picard, his deck of cards and chips from his poker games, his medals of Starfleet's highest honors and his holographic portrait of Tasha Yar. Geordi then concludes that he's missing something about Data's destruction.
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